The real scoop on Window NT's notorious security holes!. Giving a blow-by-blow walkthrough of all known security problems in NT 3.51 and 4.1, the book gives detailed preventive measures and curative solutions. The CD-ROM features an exclusive security reference and a comprehensive listing of tools.

Identify specific ways to implement Windows NT effectively and securely throughout an organization, including mobile locations, and learn how to prepare and protect against information attacks.

Weak links in a security system leave the door open to data tampering, virus attacks, and numerous other unpleasant scenarios. Here is a hands-on guide to security for system administrators. It provides real life examples and tutorials for setting up and managing a secure network.

This tutorial thoroughly teaches the security aspects of WinNT. It is divided into three sections, which address general security features, issues more relevant to administrators, and a pointed discussion on the merits of WinNT. The text covers release 4.0 of Windows NT Workstation and Server products.

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 & cosponsored by the National Computer Security Association (NCSA), it succinctly addresses how to design & administer secure NT networks-including setting up, using, & managing security within NT workstation & server-& 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, & 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 & growing.

Sheldon's guide approaches security from the perspective of the Windows NT and addresses key issues such as protective features available within NT as well as potential security holes. Readers learn how to create defensive strategies and become familiar with different security protocols.

This research into securing the Microsoft's Windows NT(Trademark) operating system was conducted by Trusted Systems Services, Inc., under contract to the National Security Agency (MDA904-97-C-0336). The goal was to capture the state-of-the art in securely configuring Windows NT Server and Workstation 4.0 based on extensive review of published works, and to offer guidance for both government and commercial users. This contract also included the development of a programmable software tool code-named "Checker" to check and enforce specific security policies. See "Checker Software," below for a detailed description of this software prototype. These guidelines describe practices that counter common, known attacks on Windows NT network installations that expose or modify user data maliciously. The goal is to make Windows NT as secure as it can reasonably and practically be configured.