TABLE OF CONTENTS Security templates contain predefined configurations, which are a great starting point, but usually, they do not fulfill the needs of many organizations. You may need to make some changes to match the organizational policies of your company. Similarly, configuring roles for servers requires additional steps to make the servers secure from attacks, accidents, and other possible problems. By customizing server security, you can implement security measures that will fulfill the unique needs of your organization.
You can use the Configure Your Server Wizard to configure the server for a particular server role. Though this procedure may install and enable a number of different services, tools, and technologies, additional steps usually are required to ensure the server s security. Some tasks are unique to the server s role, but others should be applied to all servers on your network.
Any server used by members of an organization might be at risk of attacks by hackers and malicious programs, as well as accidents or other disasters. You will want to consider taking a number of countermeasures to ensure that any server is well protected.
A large part of physical security involves protecting systems from unauthorized physical access. Even if you ve implemented strong security that prevents or limits access across a network, it will do little good if a person can sit at the server and make changes or (even worse) pick up the server and walk...
