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Chapter 12: A Security Strategy for SBS 2003
You will get an overview of the basic security strategies for the protection of the SBS 2003 network in this chapter. As the various points have for the most part already been discussed in the context of the individual sections, the description here takes the form of a checklist with references to the individual chapters.

• Verify your network topology and the resultant configuration of the firewall.
• Secure the routers.
• Verify the network, e-mail, firewall, and web services on the SBS 2003.
• With the help of the automatic software update make sure that the operating systems of the server and the clients are secure.
• Implement secure passwords with the help of the password policy.
• Secure the server by controlling remote access to the SBS and the SBS network.
• Verify that users are only given the minimal necessary permissions, and restrict the user rights.
• Change the account names for the predefined administrator account and take further security measures for using the account.
• Back up the server on which the SBS 2003 is installed.
• Monitor the security and system events in the SBS 2003.

• Chapter 12: A Security Strategy for SBS 2003
  
  • Verifying the Network Topology
  • Using a Router and Firewall for a Broadband Connection
  • Using the Integrated Firewall of SBS 2003
  • Securing the Router
  • Securing the Wireless Access Point (Base Station)
  • Configuring a Firewall on the Router
  • Verifying the Internet, E-Mail, Network, and Firewall Services on the SBS 2003
  • Verifying the Firewall Configuration
  • Managing E-Mail Attachments
  • Configuring TCP/IP Filtering
  • Software Updates for the Operating System
  • Upgrading the Operating Systems and Applications
  • Implementing Secure Passwords
  • Remote Access to the Network
  • Restricting User Rights
  • Security Considerations for Administrators
  • The "Run as" Option
  • Using RUNAS
  • Secure the Network Shares
  • Changing the Name of the Administrator Account
  • Securing the SBS 2003
  • Physically Securing the Server
  • Installing Software on the Server
  • Monitoring the SBS 2003

 

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BOOK DETAILS   Paperback, 494 pages Release date: August 2005 ISBN: 1904811493 Author: Stephanie Knecht-Thurmann

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to Small Business Server 2003
Chapter 2: Installing SBS 2003
Chapter 3: Upgrade and Migration
Chapter 4: Exchange Server 2003 and Fax Services Free Chapter
Chapter 5: Windows SharePoint Services 2.0
Chapter 6: Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (ISA)
Chapter 7:SQL Server 2000
Chapter 8: SBS 2003 Administration
Chapter 9: Update Management in the SBS Network through Software Update Services Server (SUS)
Chapter 10: Terminal Server in an SBS 2003 Environment
Chapter 11: Business Contact Manager 2003
Chapter 12: A Security Strategy for SBS 2003
Chapter 13: Troubleshooting Small Business Server 2003
Index
 

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