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Although Windows NT is the first mainstream desktop operating system to put security first, confusion remains about how to harness its full potential. This authoritative guide provides essential information on how to tap the sophisticated security capabilities of the Windows NT Operating System. Written by one of the world's foremost systems experts and cosponsored by the National Computer Security Association (NCSA), it succinctly addresses how to design and administer secure NT networks-including setting up, using, and managing security within NT workstation and server-and securely integrating some of the most popular NT server add-ons, such as Microsoft NT BackOffice. Making existing NT networks more secure is also covered. The book's pragmatic advice on designing secure NT networks can be applied to small, medium, and large organizations. With Windows NT expected to become the preferred desktop OS for client/server in the next few years, the market for this practical resource is large and growing. Synopsis
This authoritative guide provides essential information on how to tap the sophisticated security capabilities of the Windows NT Operating System. The book's pragmatic advice on designing secure NT networks can be applied to small, medium, and large organizations. From the Back Cover
Co-sponsored by the National Computer Security Association Written by one of the world's foremost systems security experts and co-sponsored by the National Computer Security Association (NCSA), Windows NT Security succinctly addresses how to: Understand and integrate the basic NT security model; Design and administer secure NT networks; Protect data against system failures; Maximize the security features of the Registry; Ensure the security of files, printers, and user accounts; Solve problems with servers, workstations and popular NT add-ons; Configure NT's auditing features; Access NT securely from remote locations with RAS; Use NT as an Internet host; Assess the security of an existing NT system; Avoid common security pitfalls. Co-sponsored by the National Computer Security Association, this authoritative guide explains how to maximize the sophisticated security capabilities of the Windows NT Desktop Operating System. Written by a foremost systems security expert, it shows how to design, administer, and manage secure NT networks-encompassing NT workstations, servers, and popular add-ons. Windows NT Security offers practical guidance on making existing NT networks more secure, as well as suggestions for avoiding common pitfalls and security traps. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Charles B. Rutstein (Bethesda, MD), principal consultant with Price Waterhouse, LLC, is an internationally recognized expert on computer viruses. The author of the NCSA/3M pamphlet How to Avoid Computer Viruses, he has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, and has discussed systems security on television programs on CBS, ABC, NBC, as well as the MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour.
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