Securing Windows Server 2003

I am a big fan of OR&A books. If it has an animal on the cover and is from OR&A, chances are I have read it, or plan to.

Today I read a book review of "Securing Windows Server 2003" over at Smallbiztechnology.com. I never realized this book got published. I would have asked for it for XMas.

From the look of things, this sounds like a good book. Some of the topics covered include:

• Understanding the capabilities of the Windows Server 2003 system
  
• Learning the basics of security, from encryption to account password protection
  
• Derailing low-tech intrusions by making systems physically secure and by using smart cards
  
• Securing Active Directory and using Group Policy and Security Templates as security tools
  
• Securing the core Windows Server 2003 networking services, including DNS,DHCP, IIS, IPSec, and remote access
  
• Using Windows Server 2003 authentication and authorization protocols, including Kerberos, PKI-based cryptography, and certification-based cryptography
  
• Solving the knotty problems of patch and update management, and implementing administrative security and auditing
  
• Stopping bad programs from running on your server
  

Looks like I will have to give a call to my favorite local computer books store and see if they have it in. (Half price Computer books). Short of that... time for some one click on Amazon.

If you have read this book and have something to say about it, please feel free to comment, or write a review and trackback it here. Would love to hear what others thought of the book.

For the SBSers out there... remember the core of SBS2003 is Windows Server 2003. So this book is just as applicable to you. Something to consider as you think about security on your systems.