microsoft security best practices guide ?

[JAQK]

Is there such a guide for Windows 2003 server? A link would be most useful,
thanks.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Two free downloads from Microsoft come to mind - the Windows 2003 Server
Security Guide and the Threats and Countermeasures Guide. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsserver2003/w2003hg/sgch00.mspx
--- Windows 2003 Server 2003 Security Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/Serversecurity/tcg/tcgch00.mspx
--- Threats and Countermeasures Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/architectureanddesign/ipsec/default.mspx
--- for those interested in using ipsec to protect their domain.

 

[JAQK]

Thanks a lot, I was able to find and download the first one. It looks a lot
like what I was looking for.

 

[karl levinson, mvp]

Everything you could ever need security-wise from Microsoft is at
www.microsoft.com/technet/security

 

[Imhotep]

Is there such a guide for Windows 2003 server? A link would be most
useful, thanks.

1# Don't use IE
2# Reread #1

Imhotep

 

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

Come back later in the month for the newer revisions . . .

 

[Guest]

Here's a library of NSA security guides. Very useful.

http://www.nsa.gov/snac/index.cfm?MenuID=scg10.3.1

-Dan

 

[Mark Randall]

Arnt they the guys that build backdoors into public algorithms? Or have I
been reading too much Dan Brown.

--
- Mark Randall
http://www.temporal-solutions.co.uk
http://zetech.swehli.com

"Those people that think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
of us who do"
Isaac Asimov

 

[Tom - safercomputing.com]

Is there such a guide for Windows 2003 server? A link would be most useful,
thanks.

Try this;

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...c1-0685-4d89-b655-521ea6c7b4db&displaylang=en