Windows® Small Business Server 2008: Administrator’s Pocket Consultant

Chapter 12. Optimizing Network Security

• Understanding Windows SBS Security Principles

• Using Password Policies

• Working with Permissions

Security is one of the primary concerns of any network administrator, of course, and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 is designed to help administrators keep their networks secure without the need for extensive training in security principles. As mentioned in previous chapters, Windows SBS 2008 is based on the open architecture of Windows Server 2008 and other Microsoft products, but instead of leaving the user to design an effective and secure configuration, the product arrives preconfigured. The designers of Windows SBS have made many of the decisions that are ordinarily left up to administrators, ...