Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Security Policies, Policy Management, and Policy Enforcement Tools

Completely new to Windows Server 2008, and updated in Windows Server 2012, and a major focus for organizations, are security policies and policy management related to security systems. It used to be we would just lock down systems, make sure they were secure by default, and use our best judgment and best effort to secure a network. However, with laws and regulations, and even human resource departments getting involved in information security, all IT security practices now rely on set security policies being defined so that IT can implement technologies to address the organization policies related to information security. This is covered in detail in Chapter 15, “Security Policies, ...