Security Equals Vigilance

Maintaining a secure environment is an ongoing process. Keeping up with security fixes, system changes, user activity, and a security policy is often a timely task. In your efforts to maintain a protected deployment of Windows 2003, take the time to review the contents of the following Web sites, newsgroups, and other resources:

• Microsoft Security & Privacy Web page: http://www.microsoft.com/security/

• Microsoft Security Partners: http:// members .microsoft.com/partner/partnering/programs/SecuritySolutions/

• Windows & .NET Magazine: http://www.winntmag.com/

• Somarsoft: http://www.somarsoft.com/

• @stake: http://www.atstake.com/

• CERT Coordination Center: http://www.cert.org/

• BHS Software: http://www.bhs.com/

• Xtras, Inc.: http://www.xtras.net/

• Microsoft TechNet: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/

Here are some books you may find helpful too: (Yes, most of these titles have Windows 2000 in them. In most cases, the information will still apply to Windows 2003. However, you should keep an eye out for new editions that focus on Windows 2003.)

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Security Handbook , by Jeff Schmidt (published by Que)

• Configuring Windows 2000 Server Security (published by Snygress Media)

• Windows 2000 Server Security Little Black Book , by Edward Austin (published by Coriolis Group )

• Maximum Security (published by Same.net)

• Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker , by William R.Cheswick and Steven M. Bellovin (published by Addison-Wesley)

• Building Internet Firewalls , by Brent D. Chapman and Elizabeth D. Zwicky (published by O'Reilly & Associates)