Key Features
- Named the 2011 Best Systems Administration Book by InfoSec Reviews
- Detailed technical information on security processes for all major Microsoft applications
- Unique project-based "storytelling" delivery, combining multiple security techniques and methods together for real-world solutions to security challenges in actual business use cases
- Reference-style content for access to specific application security techniques and methods
- Actual author opinion and guidance as not only HOW to go about security particular applications, but WHY to do so
- DVD Companion disk with source code, tools, video tutorials, and other materials
Description
Thor’s Microsoft® Security Bible provides a "one-stop-shop" for Microsoft-related security techniques and procedures as applied to the typical deployment of a Microsoft-based infrastructure. The book contains detailed security concepts and methodologies described at every level: Server, Client, Organizational Structure, Platform-specific security options, application specific security (IIS, SQL, Active Directory, etc.) and also includes new, never-before-published security tools complete with source code.
Thor's Microsoft Security Bible, 1st Edition
Chapter 1 Securely Writing Web Proxy Log Data to Structured Query Language (SQL) Server and Programmatically Monitoring Web Traffic Data in Order to Automatically Inject Allow/Deny Rules into Threat Management Gateway (TMG)
Introduction
Scope and Considerations
Implementation
Securely Logging Data to SQL
Designing the Workflow
Execution
Summary
Chapter 2 Internet Information Server (IIS) Authentication and Authorization Models, and Locking Down File Access with Encrypting File System (EFS) and Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (Web DAV)
Introduction
RSA and AES
Building the Web Application Structure
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Security in Depth
Securing Access with WebDAV
Conclusion
Summary
Chapter 3 Analyzing and Blocking Malicious Traffic Based on Geolocation
Introduction
Research and Due Diligence
Implementing a Solution
Integrating with TMG
Summary
References
Chapter 4 Creating an Externally Accessible Authenticated Proxy in a Secure Manner
Introduction
Build It, and They Will Come
Summary
Chapter 5 The Creation and Maintenance of Low Privileged Service Users (with a focus on SQL)
Introduction
Creating and Configuring Service User Accounts
Real, Quantifiable Password Strength, and How to Measure It
Summary
References
Chapter 6 Remote Security Log Collection in a Least Privilege Environment
Introduction
Log Fetcher Architecture
Accessing WMI
Show Me The Code!
Summary
Chapter 7 Securing RDP
Introduction
General RDP Attacks and Mitigation
RDP Solutions Overview
Direct Access of Multiple RDP Hosts
RDG/TSG
RDP Host Security
RDWeb and RemoteApp
Workstation Host Considerations
Limiting Access with Source Port Access Rules
Summary
Appendix A List Of Acronyms
Appendix B Full list of Server 2008 logs via WEVTUTIL tool
