Microsoft® Windows® Security Resource Kit, Second Edition

Securing TCP/IP

You cannot successfully secure computer networks without knowing how TCP/IP works. Nearly all computers today use TCP/IP as their primary network communication protocol. Thus, without physical access to a computer, an attacker must use TCP/IP to attack it. Consequently, TCP/IP security is often your first line of defense against attackers attempting to compromise your organization’s network and therefore should be part of any defense-in-depth strategy for securing networks. You can configure additional security for the TCP/IP protocol stack in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP to protect a computer against common attacks, such as denial-of-service attacks, and to help prevent attacks on applications ...