Windows Security Checklist - Windows Security In Plain English

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The Windows Security Checklist was first published at CastleCops each week in 2004 to 2005. At that time it was very popular, with over 500,000 hits in total. Since CastleCops closed down there's no longer a comprehensive list of the posted articles. Much of the information is still useful, helping beginner to intermediate computer users with the basics of Windows security. Microsoft awarded me MVP in Windows (now Consumer) Security in 2006 for those articles.

The WSC is now being re-posted at http://mvp-help.webs.com/apps/blog/

The first six of the series are now available, updated and edited to include newer Operating Systems and programs. More will be added to this list as they are completed.

Windows Security Checklist (revised)

Windows Security Checklist - Part 2: To Do and Do Not

Windows Security Checklist - Part 3: Safe at Any Speed Online

Windows Security Checklist - Part 4, Securing Your Network Configuration or Home LAN Security

Windows Security Checklist - Part 5, Are Cookies Really GUID for You?

Windows Security Checklist - Part 6: Invisible Internet Browsing or Talk to the Proxy

Windows Security Checklist - Part 7: HOSTS: Blocking Unwanted Web Sites, Malware and Ads

Windows Security Checklist - Part 8: IM Insecure



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All the best from Larry Stevenson

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Part 4 has been completed. It took 2 hours to get the HTML right for the page. (Found out the owners made some changes. That's why.) 

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Part 5 is up! Windows Security Checklist, Part 5: Are Cookies Really GUID for You? See link above. Thanks for reading.

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Part 6 is up! Enjoy!

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Part 7 is up (see above). Happy New Year to everyone!

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Part 8 is up. Nice long one. (Would you believe I had writer's block? All gone now.)