Take a proactive approach to network security by hardening your Windows systems against attacks before they occur. Written by security evangelist Roberta Bragg, this hands-on resource provides concrete steps you can take immediately as well as ongoing actions to ensure long-term security. Whether you have one Windows server or one hundred, you'll get complete details on how to systematically harden your network from the ground up, as well as strategies for getting company-wide support for your security plan. With coverage of Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/XP and Windows Server 2003. this book is an essential security tool for on-the-job IT professionals.

• Do This Now!
  • An Immediate Call to Action
• Take It from the Top: Systematic Harden
  • Harden Authentication-You Are Who You Can Prove You Are
  • Harden Network Physical Infrastructure
  • Harden Logical Network Infrastructure
  • Harden Network Infrastructure Roles
  • Secure Windows Directory Information and Operations
  • Harden Administrative Authority and Practice
  • Harden Servers and Client Computers by Role
  • Harden Application Access and Use
  • Harden Data Access
  • Harden Communications
  • Harden Windows Using PKI and Harden PKI
• Once Is Never Enough!
  • Harden the Security Lifecycle
• How to Succeed at Hardening Your Windows Systems
  • Harden WetWare
  • A. Resources