How to cheat at designing security for a Windows Server 2003 network [[electronic resource] /] / Rob Amini ... [et al.] ; Laura E. Hunter, technical editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910467598203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rockland, Mass., : Syngress Pub., c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-03590-4; 0-08-048896-X
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: x, 575 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 005.8
• Soggetti: Computer networks - Security measures; Computer security; Database security; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Designing a secure network framework -- Securing servers based on function -- Designing a secure public key infrastructure -- Securing the network management process -- Securing network services and protocols -- Securing internet information services -- Securing VPN and extranet communications -- Securing active directory -- Securing network resources -- Securing network clients.
• Sommario/riassunto: Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it. And for the last tow years, over 50% of all product upgrades have been security related. Securing Windows Server, according to bill gates, is the company's #1 priority. While considering the security needs of your organiztion, you need to balance the human and the technical in order to create the best security design for your organization. Securing a Windows Server 2003 enterprise network is hardly a small undertaking, but it becomes quite manageable if you approach it in an organized and systematic way. This includes configuring software, services, and protocols to meet an organization’s security needs. * The Perfect Guide if "System Administrator is NOT your primary job function * Avoid "time ; drains" configuring the many different security standards built into Windows 2003 * Secure VPN and Extranet Communications