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TechNet Webcast: Windows XP Service Pack 2 Security Technologies - Level 200

Overview Are you taking advantage of the most current tools and resources to protect your workstations? In this webcast, you will learn how Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies provides many improvements to the security of Windows XP. This webcast will examine how networking security is enhanced through Windows Firewall, RPC restrictions and DCOM improvements; how application memory is protected by the "no execute (NX)" feature; how browsing is made safer through new Microsoft Internet Explorer components; and how e-mail security is increased through Microsoft Outlook Express enhancements.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	11th August 2005 06:00 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Network Security, Security Management

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