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1. New
You Should Know

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3. With every new release of the Windows
operating system, one of the most
significant elements is the introduction of
new and improved security features.

4. It is often for this reason that it is
important, particularly for business
users, to make sure that they are
always using the latest software.

5. In addition to many other new features,
Windows 8 introduces an abundance of
new security features (dependent on the
edition you choose).

6. The most exciting of these new
security features in Windows 8 are
explained here.

7. Secure Boot,
All Editions

8. The new Secure Boot
feature is designed to
prevent any unauthorized
firmware, drivers or
operating systems from
launching as the computer
boots up into Windows.

9. This feature may be
disabled if …

10. … You experience
hardware compatibility
problems on older devices.

11. … You experience
hardware compatibility
problems with other
operating systems, such as
Linux, which you may want
to run alongside Windows.

12. But…

13. Businesses find Secure Boot very useful in
securing corporate IT resources, since it makes
Windows 8 extremely resistant to rootkits and
other low-level malicious software.

14. Picture
Password, All
Editions

15. Windows 8 makes touch
screen devices more
secure.

16. Rather than using
the onscreen
keyboard,
passwords can be
entered with a
three-swipe
gesture over a
chosen image.

17. Both touch screen device and traditional computer
users will be able to use this feature, as well as the
regular written password.

18. If you forget your picture
password, you will always be
able to enter your written
password instead.

19. Integrated
Antivirus, All
Editions

20. Windows 7 included the
very basic free antivirus
software, Windows
Defender.

21. Windows 8 comes with a
new version of Windows
Defender - fully integrated.

22. The new Windows Defender
boasts all of the features of
Microsoft Security Essentials
plus some additional features
and performance tweaks.

23. Although this
feature is
extremely welcome
to home users,
businesses will
probably still want
to use more
sophisticated,
professional
antivirus software
instead.

24. SmartScreen
Filter, All
Editions

25. SmartScreen Filter is a feature of
Internet Explorer.

26. But…

27. In Windows 8, it is
applied to the operating
system itself, as well as
Internet Explorer 10,
which ships with the
new operating system.

28. SmartScreen Filter helps to
ensure that only safe files
are downloaded from the
Internet or other sources
onto your computer.

29. It will also warn you if
you are trying to
download something
suspicious.

30. This is an extremely
valuable tool for
businesses, which
must rely on
multiple users.

31. Security Features in
Windows 8 Pro and
Enterprise Editions

32. Windows 8 Pro,
designed for
businesses and
enthusiasts,
replaces the
Professional and
Ultimate versions
of the operating
system.

33. Windows 8 Pro is the fullest edition of the
operating system.

34. Windows 8 Pro
includes Bitlocker,
Bitlocker To Go,
file system
encryption (EFS),
domain
membership and
group policy
object
management.

35. All of these
features are
similar to Windows
7 and Windows
Vista, with some
new additions to
compensate for
the other changes
in Windows 8.

36. Windows 8
Enterprise Edition is
the same as
Windows 8 Pro,
although only
available to larger
companies which
have volume
licensing
agreements with
Microsoft.

37. These companies will
have access to the new
Applocker, DirectAccess
and Windows To Go
features.

38. Applocker provides
administrators with
the power to
restrict access to
certain
applications.

39. DirectAccess allows
computers to connect
securely to company
networks.

40. Windows To Go is a version
of the operating system
which runs directly off a
USB storage device on any
64-bit computer.

41. To discover more about
Windows 8, check out
our article series at
http://nssit.com/tag/microsoft-
windows-8/

42. Please feel free to contact us for your network analysis.
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