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DESCRIPTION
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.
KEY
SELLING POINTS
- 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
MARKET
INFORMATION
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.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Neil Ruston (MCSE, CNE) is currently working for Perot Systems at a large Swiss bank, in London, UK. Originally, Neil designed and implemented Netware systems, but more recently, has focused on Windows NT and Windows 2000 network design. Neil participated in the Microsoft sponsored Joint Deployment Programme (JDP), which involved the design and implementation of a large, global Active Directory.
Laura E. Hunter (CISSP, MCSE, MCT, MCDBA, MCP, MCP+I, CCNA, A+, Network+, iNet+, CNE-4, CNE-5) is a Senior IT Specialist with the University of Pennsylvania, where she provides network planning, implementation, and troubleshooting services for various business units and schools within the university. Her specialties include Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 design and implementation, troubleshooting, and security topics. As an “MCSE Early Achiever” on Windows 2000, Laura was one of the first in the country to renew her Microsoft credentials under the Windows 2000 certification structure. Laura’s previous experience includes a position as the Director of Computer Services for the Salvation Army and as the LAN administrator for a medical supply firm. She also operates as an independent consultant for small businesses in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is a regular contributor to the TechTarget family of Web sites. Laura has previously contributed to the Syngress Publishing’s Configuring Symantec Antivirus, Corporate Edition (ISBN 1-931836-81-7). She has also contributed to several other exam guides in the Syngress Windows Server 2003 MCSE/MCSA DVD Guide & Training System series as a DVD presenter, contributing author, and technical reviewer. Laura was recently awarded the prestigious MVP award as a Microsoft “Most Valued Professional.”
Chris Peiris (MVP, MIT) works as an independent consultant for .NET and EAI implementations. He is currently working with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He also lectures on distributed component architectures (.NET, J2EE, and CORBA) at Monash University, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. Chris was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for his contributions to .NET technologies by Microsoft, Redmond. Chris is designing and developing Microsoft solutions since 1995. His expertise lies in developing scalable, high-performance solutions for financial institutions, G2G, B2B, and media groups. Chris has written many articles, reviews, and columns for various online publications including 15Seconds, Developer Exchange (www.devx.com), and Wrox Press. He is co-author of C# Web Service with .NET Remoting and ASP.NET and C# for Java Programmers (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 1-931836-54-X), and study guides on MCSA/MCSE Exams 70-290 and Exam 70-298, also from Syngress. Chris frequently presents at professional developer conferences on Microsoft technologies.
His core skills are C++, Java, .NET, C#, VB.NET, Service Oriented Architecture, DNA, MTS, Data Warehousing, WAP, and SQL Server. Chris has a bachelor’s in computing, a bachelor of business (accounting), and a masters in information technology. He is currently under taking a PhD on web service management framework.” He lives with his family in ACT, Australia.
TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND
Protect Your Network. Remote access to your network may be a business necessity, but it is also a security risk you need to closely monitor. Use strong passwords and be especially cautious about wireless networks. Protect Your Servers. Your servers are your network's command center. If they become compromised, your entire network is at risk. To protect your business, protect your servers. Secure Your Line of Business Applications. Make sure that software critical to your business operations is fully secure around the clock. Internal and external vulnerabilities can lead to lost productivity — or worse. Manage Desktops and Laptops from the Server. Without stringent administrative procedures in place, the security measures you take to safeguard your business may be unintentionally jeopardised by users.
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