Networking / Beginners

Setting up the System

Windows 2000 has added some significant security features over those available under Windows NT. As you will see in the following sections, the capabilities of these new tools are quite significant. Unfortunately, their use requires a homogenous Windows 2000 environment. When used in mixed Windows 2000 and Windows NT environments, the system must default to the weaker Windows NT configurations to allow interoperability.

Windows 2000 is not secure straight out of the box (although it is better than Windows NT). Given this, there are some settings that should be made before the system goes into production that will make the system more secure. The configuration settings are divided into Local Security Policy Settings and System Configuration Settings.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Windows 2000 Security Issues
  2. Setting up the System
  3. Local Security Policy Settings
  4. Logon Message
  5. LAN Manager Authentication Level
  6. System Configuration
  7. File Systems
  8. Network
  9. Account Settings
  10. USER MANAGEMENT
  11. Setting File Permissions
  12. System Management
  13. Analysis
  14. Configuration
  15. Validation
  16. Export
  17. Auditing a System
  18. Log Files
  19. Looking for Suspicious Signs
  20. Missing Log Files or Gaps in the Log Files
  21. Unknown Processes