McAfee snaps up Secure Computing

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 163 KB
• Volume: 2008
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1353-4858
• DOI: 10.1016/s1353-4858(08)70114-4

✦ Synopsis

Defending Windows servers 4

David Hartley of Activity Information Management explains the basic techniques of Windows operating system hardening. He explores the general principles, focusing on hardening Windows server environments, and demonstrates some common attack techniques that attempt to subvert operating system controls and defence mechanisms.

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How bad is it? 18

Security products may make you feel secure, but how genuine is that sense of security? Bruce Potter investigates.