You should be able to help yourself to configure Internet Explorer security settings that control what types of content Internet Explorer can download and use—content such as ActiveX controls, files, and fonts. Internet Explorer contains many settings designed to protect the computer and the user from security hazards when browsing the Internet. Knowing the available configuration options gives you a greater understanding of potential threats and of the methods that you can utilize to help protect users against them.
The Security tab of the Internet Options dialog box provides a method of controlling security based on security zones. Security zones contain a list of websites deemed to have similar security settings requirements. You’ll be asked to resolve problems that have to do with zone configurations; these problems will mainly be issues regarding the inability to view or access something or to comply with company security directives. To resolve these types of calls, you’ll need an understanding of the default settings for each zone.
The four zones provided are as follows:
■ Internet contains all websites that you have not placed in other zones.
■ Local Intranet contains all websites that are on the local network ion Microsoft windows xp. By default, this zone includes all sites that bypass the proxy server (if a proxy server is being used) and all local network paths. You can add additional sites to this zone by selecting the zone and clicking Sites.
■ Trusted Sites contains websites that are believed to be safe. There are no sites in this zone by default. You can add sites to this zone as you see fit by selecting the zone and clicking Sites.
■ Restricted Sites contains websites that could potentially be harmful. There are no sites in this zone by default. You can add sites to this zone as you see fit by selecting the zone and clicking Sites.
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