Windows Server 2003 Security: A Technical Reference

Management Practices

Administrative practices are also important to security. One example, change management, was introduced earlier in this chapter. This section introduces the best practices for securing administrative practices, including the use of administrative tools.

Adopt Secure Administration Practices

Administrators are entrusted with the security of the network, and yet few controls are placed on administration activity. Although administrators must have elevated privileges to do their job, many controls can be used to limit them to “just” the activities they need to do. There are ways to monitor their activity and to protect the process and lessen the possibility of account compromise. Monitoring administrative practice is discussed ...