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TechNet Webcast: Improving Desktop Security and Deployment (Part 5 of 7): Deploying IPSec With Windows Vista (Level 200)

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Overview The presenter of this webcast looks at the new network stack in the Windows Vista operating system, and talks about how innovations in the stack can help secure the network by enabling new features to filter network traffic and prevent unwanted forwarding. The presenter shows the new features in Windows Firewall based on the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP). This webcast covers the new rules system, which has many scenarios already defined in an easy-to-use interface, and shows how Windows Vista helps secure connections with tightly-integrated Internet Protocol Security (IPSec).

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	26th November 2007 00:00 GMT
Format	Webcast
Topics	Firewalls, Network Security, Windows Vista

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