Windows Server 2008 Security Guide and the new GPOAccelerator tool is out there!

I participated in creation of this great guide around security on Windows Server 2008 - really, you gotta see this... Also check out the new and shiny Solution Accelerator called "GPOAccelerator" - it really rocks!

Info from Microsoft:
The primary purposes of this guide are to enable you to do the following:

• Use the solution guidance to efficiently create and apply tested security baseline configurations using Group Policy.
• Understand the reasoning for the security setting recommendations in the baseline configurations that the guide prescribes, and their implications.
• Identify and consider common security scenarios, and then use specific security features in Windows Server 2008 to help you manage them in your environment.
• Understand role based security for different workloads in Windows Server 2008.

Hardening:
The WS2008 Security Guide also includes information on how to harden the following server roles and the role services that they provide:

• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server
• Domain Name System (DNS) Server
• Web Server (IIS)
• File Services
• Print Services
• Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
• Network Policy and Access Services
• Terminal Services

The "complete solution" from Microsoft:
The Solution Accelerator for the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide includes the following components:

• Executive Overview. A summary for business and technical managers that briefly explains how you can use the guidance and the tool for this Solution Accelerator.
• Security Guide. Recommended guidelines and best practices in a series of chapters that offer detailed guidance on how to harden servers running Windows Server 2008 that handle different workloads (see above).
• Security Settings Recommendation Appendix. A comprehensive technical reference that explains every prescribed security setting in the security guide.
• Security Settings Workbook. A resource that lists all prescribed settings for each of the preconfigured security baselines provided by the guide.
• Attack Surface Reference Workbook. A resource that lists the changes that installed server roles introduce in Windows Server 2008.
• GPOAccelerator. A tool that you can use to automatically create Group Policy objects (GPOs) recommended by the guide, which is available as a separate download. To learn more about the GPOAccelerator and download the tool, click here.

Where can I get this?
Windows Server 2008 Security Guide (online version)
Get the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide
Get the GPOAccelerator

 

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