Re: Securing a Windows 2003 server

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 05/01/04


Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:45:53 -0700


"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:uZiCXRsLEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This should keep you busy reading for a while. They are documents to
> download. I suspect they are in Word format but I haven't downloaded them
> myself.
>
> Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Deploying Internet Information
> Services
> (IIS) 6.0
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=f31a5fd5-03db-46d2-9f34-596edd039eb9
>
> BTW - Linux isn't more secure ..some just think it is,...it is kinda like
> a
> "religion" with Prophets, Preachers, and Heretics.
>
> If hackers spent as much time beating on Linux/Apache as they do
> Windows/IIS
> there would have been just as many vulnerabilities found,....but they
> aren't, so those things go unoticed.
>

They do not need to hammer on it, as they can access the source
and know where to go, assuming they can see something there . . .

Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCDBA, MCSE W2k3+W2k+Nt4

>
> "Allan Palmer" <guevara_81@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:734767fa.0404300633.ac6ae7c@posting.google.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm getting ready to deploy a website on a Windows Server 2003 box.
>> I've been looking around for ways to make this server as secure as
>> possible, by settings in Windows Server 2003 and by 3rd party
>> anti-virus and software firewall. The server will be running crystal
>> reports enterprise 9, sql server 2000 and will be scaning emails for
>> content. If any of you have any suggestions (aside from moving to a
>> linux server, not an option :)), it would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> thanks,
>> che
>
>



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