How to Cheat at Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network

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

Chapter 1: The Assessment Stage
Chapter 2: Developing the Active Directory Infrastructure Design
Chapter 3: Developing the Network Service Design Chapter 4: Designing the Logical Components
Chapter 5: Name Resolution
Chapter 6: Remote Access and Address Management Chapter 7: Service Sizing and Placement
Chapter 8: The Physical Design