Re: very basic questions

From: Keith W. McCammon (km@km.com)
Date: 05/30/02 

From: "Keith W. McCammon" <km@km.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 14:11:32 -0400

http://microsoft.com/security.

Read it! 

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Keith W. McCammon
"Ernie" <ernie@erniebornheimer.com> wrote in message
news:ad5mu50j10@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Hello
>
> My company has a web server running IIS on NT 4.0.  It serves one web site
> and one FTP site. Multiple users upload to the FTP site. I'm being given
the
> role of admin for this computer with no prior experience.  My questions
are
> these:
>
> Is there a resource (web/book) re IIS administration/security for a
relative
> newbie?
> My main security concerns are:
>     1    preventing unauthorized access to any files on the computer (our
> website has been defaced once lately)
>     2    restricting access to FTP upload to a set of IP addresses or
> domains
> so I need to find out how to do those things.  Suggestions?
> What is IIS lockdown? Should I install/run it? If so, where do I get it?
> How do I find out more about it?
> What's the best/easiest way to stay on top of patches? How do I know which
> patches have already been installed and which are needed?
> What else do I need to know? What am I forgetting?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ernie
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: FTP server
    ... The programs apply known exploits on an FTP ... WinXP Pro has IIS as an install option. ... Tick the box for IIS and it will be installed from your CD. ... and verify that no patches are required ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: IIS 6.0 FTP
    ... The IIS is running, along with the FTP ... There is no other FTP service on this server. ... I understand your have the order entry program, ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.ftp)
  • Re: IIS 6.0 FTP
    ... Well IIS FTP does have such a feature, how to use it, I do not know. ... clients are using an order entry program created in Microsoft access. ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.ftp)
  • Re: IIS 6.0 FTP
    ... Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager ... The Security System detected an authentication error for the server ... I doubt IIS FTP has such feature. ... using the clients username and password, ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.ftp)
  • Re: IIS 6.0 FTP
    ... does not look like the behavior of an IIS FTP server. ... By default, IIS FTP ... using the clients username and password, ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.ftp)