August 31, 2000 04:15 PM

Keeping Up with IIS Security

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Randy Franklin Smith
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Use these documents and tools to stay ahead of intruders
Your Web server is one of the most exposed and intruder-targeted systems on your network. Securing your Microsoft IIS system is a priority, and Microsoft offers several new or updated documents and tools that can help. Some of the resources are for developers rather than administrators, but the line between development and administration is often fuzzy in the Web server world. Because many exploits result from vul...

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This is a great article! I would really like to see more of this type of how-to articles on security. However, I would have liked to see a focus on some non-Microsoft resources for securing IIS. Some examples:

IIS Security Tips
by Marc Maiffret, Rain Forest Puppy, Mark Burnett and Ben Greenbaum
http://www.securityfocus.com/focus/microsoft/iis/iistips.html

Securing IIS
by SecurityFocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/focus/microsoft/iis/iissecure.html

Running Snort on IIS Web Servers: Part I
by Mark Burnett
http://www.securityfocus.com/focus/microsoft/iis/mssnort.html

Spotting Intrusions: A Real-Life Scenario
by Mark Burnett, Xato Network Security
http://www.securityfocus.com/focus/microsoft/iis/iisid.html

These are a few of the better articles. Please add more!

Carl Campos 1/18/2001 4:40:34 PM

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