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Secure Computers With Internet Explorer 7’s Security Zones

Malicious active content on the Internet has always been a cause for concern for the IT professional. The Security Zones feature of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is designed to protect users from inadvertently downloading this type of content from the Internet.
IE7 includes four predefined Security Zones:

Internet: The Internet zone is an all-inclusive zone designed to [...]

IE7’s Security Zones User Interface Part V

So far, you have learned about IE7’s Security Zones and some of the individual security settings that are available. A new feature in IE7, found on the Security Zones user interface, is ‘Protected Mode’. The Protected Mode feature is designed to prevent hackers from damaging your computer through your browser.
When IE7 runs in [...]

IE7’s Security Zones User Interface Part IV

So far, we have looked at four categories of security settings that you can configure for IE7’s Security Zones: .NET Framework, Active X Controls and Plug-ins, Downloads, and Java VM. Now let’s take a look at the Miscellaneous, Scripting, and User Authentication categories.
Miscellaneous
The Miscellaneous category contains a hodgepodge of settings, most of [...]

IE7’s Security Zones User Interface Part III

The process of adding sites to the Local Intranet, Trusted Sites, and Restricted Sites zones is easy. So, too, is selecting one of the four broad security level settings. The tricky part is adjusting the individual security settings because you really need to have a thorough understanding of what each of these settings controls. In [...]

IE7’s Security Zones User Interface Part II

The process of adding sites to the Local Intranet, Trusted Sites, and Restricted Sites zones is easy. So, too, is selecting one of the four broad security level settings. The tricky part is adjusting the individual security settings because you really need to have a thorough understanding of what each of these settings controls. Let’s [...]

IE7’s Security Zones User Interface Part I

In a previous article entitled Secure Computers with Internet Explorer 7’s Security Zones, you learned about the four security zones in Internet Explorer 7. In this series of articles, we’ll look more closely at the user interface for configuring IE7’s Security Zones.
The user interface for configuring IE7’s Security Zones feature is very straightforward. To [...]

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