The security settings I am referring to are under the Tools - Internet Options menu within IE. There might be some confusion as to which IE security settings I am referring to, so let me be clear about this. Where to Find the Advanced Security Settings In this article I will go over what the Advanced Security settings mean and give some direction on how best to configure each. Not only incorrect configurations, but after my last tour of speaking on Windows security throughout the United States, there still seems to be some confusion regarding the Advanced Security settings that are available within IE.
With many advances from Microsoft within IE, such as UAC, Protected Mode, Integrity levels, and more, there still seems to be some incorrect configurations of IE.
There is no question, especially after the last month of IE scares, that every computer running Internet Explorer needs to be locked down and secured.