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Mastering Windows Security and Hardening

You're reading from   Mastering Windows Security and Hardening Secure and protect your Windows environment from cyber threats using zero-trust security principles

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803236544
Length 816 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Matt Tumbarello Matt Tumbarello
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Getting Started and Fundamentals
2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Windows Security FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Building a Baseline 4. Chapter 3: Hardware and Virtualization 5. Chapter 4: Networking Fundamentals for Hardening Windows 6. Chapter 5: Identity and Access Management 7. Part 2: Applying Security and Hardening
8. Chapter 6: Administration and Policy Management 9. Chapter 7: Deploying Windows Securely 10. Chapter 8: Keeping Your Windows Client Secure 11. Chapter 9: Advanced Hardening for Windows Clients 12. Chapter 10: Mitigating Common Attack Vectors 13. Chapter 11: Server Infrastructure Management 14. Chapter 12: Keeping Your Windows Server Secure 15. Part 3: Protecting, Detecting, and Responding for Windows Environments
16. Chapter 13: Security Monitoring and Reporting 17. Chapter 14: Security Operations 18. Chapter 15: Testing and Auditing 19. Chapter 16: Top 10 Recommendations and the Future 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Securing enterprise web browsers

The modern-day web browser powers more applications than ever and plays a pivotal role in supporting many business functions. Part of this adoption can be attributed to the increase of SaaS-based apps coupled with the flexibility of cross-platform compatibility. Developers no longer need to build complex thick client applications to create a powerful and robust user interface full of features. Therefore, enterprise web browsers must receive the utmost attention when it comes to security controls and hardening. The following figure is the worldwide browser market share as reported by StatCounter, and can be found at the following reference link: https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share.

Figure 9.1 – StatCounter browser market share

As represented in Figure 9.1, Google Chrome dominates the market share followed by Safari, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. In the following sections, we will discuss how to build and enforce...

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