Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Distilled

Chapter 6. Exchange Server 2003 Security

There is so much to say on the topic of security that entire books could be written on the subject. Oh, wait—entire books have been written. And not just books; countless magazine articles in mainstream tech publications, vertical market and segment magazines, online newsletters, and Web sites have been written that cover one or more security-related topics. It seems as though every day there is something new to say, some new patch to be installed, some new attack, some new exploit, worm, virus, or trojan.

While the press and some industry pundits cry foul every time a problem is discovered in a Microsoft product, security problems are not present just in Microsoft software. In fact, most other operating ...