Windows Nt Security: A Practical Guide to Securing Windows Nt Servers and Workstations (Mcgraw-Hill Ncsa Guides) [Paperback]

Charles B. Rutstein (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mcgraw-Hill Ncsa Guides | Publication Date: April 1997

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.

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"Best NT Security book I've read yet." -- Eric L. Tebelak, NT Systems Engineer -USWeb Corporation, 05/15/97

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Computing Mcgraw-Hill (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070578338
• ISBN-13: 978-0070578333
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,911,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in its catagory!!, October 19, 1998

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This review is from: Windows Nt Security: A Practical Guide to Securing Windows Nt Servers and Workstations (Mcgraw-Hill Ncsa Guides) (Paperback)

This book is THE BEST reference to NT workstation security. It is comprehensive, and tells one of many of the NT security holes, and how to plug them. the only downside is that the passcrack security test tool was not included (apparently the author thought it would ship on disk) and no reference was made as to where to get it.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars worth buying, April 22, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Windows Nt Security: A Practical Guide to Securing Windows Nt Servers and Workstations (Mcgraw-Hill Ncsa Guides) (Paperback)

i bought this book while waiting train. i have red some books on same subject. this book covers subject more in depth. but what was missing: author describes an utility ,that can be used to check poor passwords, but does not tell where it can be founded, i think he should include that b/c he describes how to use it in efficient way. but in conclusion: worth buying, tells things that other won't, but all things are not so deep. buy it anyway!!!