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Checklist: Tighten default settings to prevent unauthorized access
Roberta Bragg explains the importance of turning off system defaults, beginning with unnecessary network connections, to keep your Windows systems secure. Tip
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Book excerpts: Administrative shortcut guide to active directory security
Written by authors Derek Melber and Dave Kearns, this e-book shows you how to ...
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Security functions of common Active Directory tools
Various directory tools are available in a default installation of Active Directory, and the majority of them have a security function. In this excerpt from the "Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security," you'll get an overvie... Book Excerpt
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Advantages of Microsoft Group Policy Management Console
This excerpt from "Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security" describes GPMC, which is one of the tools that manages AD security. Article
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Making use of Active Directory Taskpads
Overwhelmed by the administrative tool that comes with the adminpak.msi? This book excerpt discusses how you can narrow down the information you see in an interface: Taskpads. Article
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Best practices for delegating control in Active Directory
This excerpt from "Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security" provides best practices and tips to use when delegating administration. Article
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Active Directory delegation of administration
This excerpt from "Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security" describes AD delegation tasks and the benefits that delegation provides. Article
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Two kinds of administrators for Active Directory
This excerpt from "Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security" describes the roles of the two primary kinds of administrators in AD. Article
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Select the proper Active Directory structure
This excerpt from "Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security" describes the different directory structure options and their advantages. Article
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Create usable boundaries within Active Directory
This excerpt from "Administrator shortcut guide to Active Directory security" discusses the hard coded and manually created boundaries defined within AD. Article