How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003
This concise, focused text will provide you with all the essential information you need to install, configure and manage your Windows Small Business Server 2003 network.
TABLE OF CONTENTS How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003
Chapter 4: Security
Overview
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Overview of Security in Small Business Server 2003
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Review Network Topology and Firewall Configuration
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Secure The Server
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Secure The Workstations
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Secure the User Accounts
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Monitor, Log, and Audit
The End Result
By the end of this chapter, you ll have a solid understanding of what it takes to manage security in Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS) environment, as well as how to configure and monitor important security settings. Security is interwoven with all aspects of SBS and this chapter will lay the foundation for you to manage a secure SBS network.
Security best practices are referred to in just about every chapter in this book. This chapter is intended to serve as a guide for approaching security practices. In this chapter you ll learn about the ways an SBS-based network can (and should) be secured, and in subsequent chapters we ll step through how those tasks are accomplished. Refer back to this chapter from time to time (even after you ve finished the book and set it on the shelf) to refresh your security best practices.
| Some Independent Advice | It s often helpful to work with senior management in your company to define rules about network access for the company. Creating written policies can help avoid putting you on the spot, it will increase the consistency of how permissions are granted, and it will create some level of accountability within the organization. Network security is everyone s job and having senior management and your Human Resources department (if you have one) help define and... |
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