Unlike security books that focus on individual attacks and countermeasures, this book shows how to address the problem holistically and in its entirety. Through hands-on examples and practical case studies, you will learn how to integrate multiple defensesâ€â€Âdeterring attacks, delaying them, and increasing the cost to the attacker. Coverage includes
Improving security from the top of the network stack to the bottom
Understanding what you need to do right away and what can wait
Avoiding “pseudo-solutions” that offer a false sense of security
Developing effective security policiesâ€â€Âand educating those pesky users
Beefing up your first line of defense: physical and perimeter security
Modeling threats and identifying security dependencies
Preventing rogue access from inside the network
Systematically hardening Windows servers and clients
Protecting client applications, server applications, and Web services
Addressing the unique challenges of small business network security
Authoritative and thorough, Protect Your Windows Network will be the standard Microsoft security guide for sysadmins, netadmins, security professionals, architects, and technical decision-makers alike.