Apress - 2004 - Hardening Windows

• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Hardening Windows
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Hardening: Theory and General Practice
  • What is Security?
  • Some General Hardening Suggestions
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 2: Windows NT Security
  • Passwords
  • Protecting User Accounts
  • Registry Procedures
  • Protecting the File System
  • Guarding Against Internet Threats
  • Assigning Rights to Users
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 3: Windows 2000 Security
  • The " Slipstreaming " Process
  • Critical Updates and Security Hotfixes
  • Security Templates
  • Recommended Security Policy Settings
  • Other Security Considerations
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 4: Windows XP Security
  • Changes to Services
  • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Patch Check and Security Tests
  • Penetration Tests
  • File System Security
  • Disable Automated Logins
  • Hardening Default Accounts
  • Using Forensic Analysis Techniques
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 5: Defining Enterprise Security Policies with Windows 2000 and Later
  • System Policies, Group Policies, and Interaction
  • Security and the Group Policy Framework
  • Default Domain Policy
  • Troubleshooting Group Policy
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 6: Patch Management
  • About Software Update Services
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 7: Network Access Quarantine Control
  • How Network Access Quarantine Works
  • Deploying NAQC
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 8: Internet Information Services Security
  • Completely Disable IIS
  • Checking for Updates on Machines
  • Keeping IIS Updated
  • Securing Files, Folders, and Scripts
  • The Microsoft Indexing Service
  • TCP/IP Port Evaluation
  • Administrative and Default Pages
  • The Ins and Outs of Internet Services Application Programming Interface
  • Looking at Apache as an Alternative
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 9: Exchange 2000 Server Security
  • Installation Security
  • Security Policy Modifications
  • Service Security
  • Patch Management
  • Protecting against Address Spoofing
  • Protecting against Denial-of-Service Attacks
  • Restricting SMTP Access
  • Controlling Access
  • Checkpoints
• Chapter 10: Security Auditing and Event Logs
  • For Windows NT 4.0
  • Filtering Events
  • What Might Be Missing
  • Checkpoints
• Appendix A: Quick-Reference Checklists
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
• Index
  • Index_B
  • Index_C
  • Index_D
  • Index_E
  • Index_F
  • Index_G
  • Index_H
  • Index_I
  • Index_K
  • Index_L
  • Index_M
  • Index_N
  • Index_O
  • Index_P
  • Index_Q
  • Index_R
  • Index_S
  • Index_T
  • Index_U
  • Index_V
  • Index_W
• List of Figures
• List of Tables