Windows Server® 2008 R2 Unleashed

Chapter 13. Server-Level Security

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Defining Windows Server 2008 R2 Security

• Deploying Physical Security

• Using the Integrated Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

• Hardening Server Security

• Examining File-Level Security

• Additional Security Mechanisms

• Using Windows Server Update Services

The term Microsoft security was long considered, whether fairly or unfairly, to be an oxymoron. High-profile vulnerabilities and viruses that were exploited in the legacy Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Server operating systems often made organizations wary of the security, or lack of security, that was built in to Microsoft technologies. In direct response to this criticism, security since the development of Windows Server 2003 ...