Windows 8 In Depth

Active Defense

Active defense means actively resisting known methods of attack. Active defenses include these:

• Firewalls and gateways to block dangerous or inappropriate Internet traffic as it passes between your network and the Internet at large

• Encryption and authentication to limit access based on some sort of credentials (such as a password)

• Efforts to keep up to date on security and risks, especially with respect to Windows 8

• Antivirus programs to detect and delete malware that makes it through your other defenses.

When your network is in place, your next job is to configure it to restrict access as much as possible. This task involves blocking network traffic that is known to be dangerous and configuring network protocols to use ...