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2. Microsoft Defender Antivirus - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It has evolved into a full antivirus program, replacing Microsoft ...

3. Computer security - Wikipedia

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   An example of a physical security measure: a metal lock on the back of a personal computer to prevent hardware tampering. Computer security, cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attacks by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, theft of, or damage to hardware ...

4. BitLocker - Wikipedia

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   BitLocker is a logical volume encryption system. (A volume spans part of a hard disk drive, the whole drive or more than one drive.) When enabled, TPM and BitLocker can ensure the integrity of the trusted boot path (e.g. BIOS and boot sector), in order to prevent most offline physical attacks and boot sector malware.

5. Data Protection API - Wikipedia

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   Data Protection Application Programming Interface (DPAPI) is a simple cryptographic application programming interface available as a built-in component in Windows 2000 and later versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. In theory, the Data Protection API can enable symmetric encryption of any kind of data; in practice, its primary use in ...

6. Network Access Protection - Wikipedia

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   Network Access Protection. Network Access Protection ( NAP) is a Microsoft technology for controlling network access of a computer, based on its health. It was first included in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and backported to Windows XP Service Pack 3. With NAP, system administrators of an organization can define policies for system ...

7. An Overview of AOL Shield and AOL Shield Pro - AOL Help

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   AOL Shield is a free web browser optimized for users on dial-up internet connections and/or older operating systems. The Pro version of AOL Shield is optimized for broadband internet connections and/or newer operating systems. It provides protection with a whole host of advanced security features, so you can worry less about online threats as ...