Windows Server 2008 Security Resource Kit : Incl CD-ROM

Get the definitive reference for planning and implementing security features in Windows Server 2008 with expert insights from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Server Security Team at Microsoft. This official Microsoft RESOURCE KIT delivers the in-depth, technical information and tools you need to help protect your Windows® based clients, server roles, networks, and Internet services. Leading security experts explain how to plan and implement comprehensive security with special emphasis on new Windows security tools, security objects, security services, user authentication and access control, network security, application security, Windows Firewall, Active Directory® security, group policy, auditing, and patch management. The kit also provides best practices based on real-world implementations. You also get must-have tools, scripts, templates, and other key job aids, including an eBook of the entire RESOURCE KIT on CD.

Key Book Benefits

Definitive technical information and expert insights straight from the Windows Server Security Team and leading Microsoft MVPs

Provides in-depth information that every Windows administrator needs to know about helping protect Windows-based environments

Includes best practices from real-world implementations

CD includes additional job aids, including tools, scripts, and a fully searchable version of the entire RESOURCE KIT book

Jesper Johansson, Ph. D. in Management Information Systems, has 20 years experience in information technology security. He is a security architect for a large e-commerce company, responsible for application security strategy across the range of properties and services. Prior, he was a security manager for Microsoft Corporation. He is author of several TechNet Magazine security articles and is a co-author of two other security books, Protect Your Windows Network and Windows Vista Security. When he is not working on information security, he teaches scuba diving.

The Windows Server Security Team designs, develops, tests, and supports Windows Server security solutions for Microsoft.