
Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
The Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server is truly a versatile and important component in any network. With the improvements ISA Server 2004 has over previous versions, trainer Jeremy Cioara explains that, among other benefits, “the firewall is light years ahead of any firewall that only handles port forwarding.”
The modifications Microsoft has made to ISA Server since the 2000 version have changed almost everything. Some of the biggest improvements include:
- deep-packet inspection of application-layer data,
- multiple-network support,
- unique network policies for each interface of the ISA Server 2004 firewall and
- additional VPN security including the VPN Quarantine functionality, which allows you to isolate non-compliant VPN clients.
- Plus, there have been huge improvements to the management interface and monitoring functions.
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