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Deploying IPsec Server and Domain Isolation using Windows Server 2008 Group Policy (Part 4)
by Thomas Shinder
Articles / Windows OS Security
Testing the clients and seeing how the security certificates are assigned and removed automatically and how clients are connected and disconnected from the network.
The Pros and Cons of Behavioral Based, Signature Based and Whitelist Based Security
by Deb Shinder
Articles / Misc Network Security
Taking a look at multiple security approaches, how they operate, and the strengths and weaknesses of each, along with a brief discussion of sandboxing and virtualization as security mechanisms.
Deploying IPsec Server and Domain Isolation using Windows Server 2008 Group Policy (Part 3)
by Thomas Shinder
Articles / Windows OS Security
How to configure a NAP IPsec Enforcement policy on the NPS and then moving on to the client systems so that we can use them for testing.
Instant Messaging: Friend or Foe?
by Ricky M. Magalhaes
Articles / Misc Network Security
Taking a look at the security fundamentals and IM risks associated with opening up the messaging client access to the world.

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    Network Access Protection (NAP) is a powerful new Windows Server 2008 feature that can help protect networks from malicious software (malware) and other threats. This webcast explains how organizations can use NAP to institute requirements for accessing a network, create policies that check for compliance with those requirements, and update and manage devices that are not in compliance. more...

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    As you know in Windows server 2008 (WS08) they have removed “Basic Firewall” functionality in RRAS which exist in Windows Server 2003 (WS03). This leads to security implications which you should be carefully consider when configuring RRAS on WS08. this blog post entry on the RRAS team blog tells you what you need to do to secure your RRAS server. more...

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