| Network System Administrators operate in a high-stress environment, where the competitive demands of the business often run counter to textbook “best practices”. Design and planning lead times can be nonexistent and deployed systems are subject to constant end-runs; but at the end of the day, you, as the Administrator, are held accountable if things go wrong.You need help and a fail-safe checklist that guarantee that you’ve configured your network professionally and responsibly.You need to “CYA”.
CYA: Securing IIS 6.0 is part of the new CYA series from Syngress that clearly identifies those features of IIS that represent the highest risk factors for attacks, performance degradation and service failures; and then walks the reader through step-by-step configurations to assure they have been thorough and responsible in their work.
This book fills the need of Networking professionals responsible for configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting the security of Microsoft’s Internet Information Server 6.0. It will provide:
■ A comprehensive “checklist” to all of the security related configuration consoles in IIS.
■ A clear presentation of Microsoft’s recommended security configurations/policies based on the business needs of your
network.
■ A warning of the drawbacks of some of the recommended practices.The promise is essentially that you won’t get busted for being negligent or irresponsible if you follow the instructions in the book.
The book is organized around the security services offered by IIS. The table of contents reflects the hierarchy of topics within the IIS MMC, and covers any configuration option within IIS that relates to security. In some instances, references are made to non-IIS services, but only as they relate to or support the IIS service being discussed. |
