Microsoft Security Solutions is happy to announce the release of the _Windows Server 2003 Security Guide_ and its companion guide, _Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP_. The new guides provide detailed security guidance on Microsoft Windows Server 2003(tm) that is authoritative, proven, and tested. The guides are designed to allow users to assess and mitigate a wide range of significant security issues that may exist in their environment. The Windows Server 2003 Security Guide provides easy to understand guidance, tools, and templates to effectively secure Windows Server 2003 in a variety of enterprise environments. While the default installation of the product is designed to be secure, a number of security settings can be further configured based on specific requirements and scenarios. The Windows Server 2003 Security Guide consists of 12 chapters. Each chapter builds on the end-to-end process required to implement and secure Windows Server 2003 in a customer environment. The first few chapters describe building the foundation for hardening the servers in your organization; the remaining chapters document the procedures unique to each server role. The companion guide, Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP, provides a reference to many of the security settings available in the current versions of the Microsoft(r) Windows(r) operating systems. For each setting discussed in this guide, information is provided regarding the threat that the setting was designed to prevent, the different countermeasures that can be applied, and the potential impact of configuring these options. The guides can be found online at: Windows Server 2003 Security Guide: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=14845 Threats and Countermeasures: Security Settings in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=15159 MSS Glossary: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=16256 Cheers, Michael Writing Secure Code 2nd Edition http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5957.asp
