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In this week's Security Solutions TechMails column, Mike Mullins highlights the new security features included with the release of Windows Server 2003. Did you bypass Windows 2000 Server, anticipating a more secure release from Microsoft? Does the addition of security features influence your decision to purchase WS2K3 for server operating systems? Do you think Microsoft successfully got its security initiative off the ground?

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by vanslide

Greetings, I work around 16 to 20 year old kids on a daily basis, so I'm used to being asked about wether it's good or not to have some cutting edge software technology installed on their PC's or not. I have to agree with Mr. Mullins in regard to the all "new" product. Windows has not been, for the last years, the most secure product on the OS's market. It's been gradually getting more closed, wich makes it difficult for any developer to make a living, and even more insecure. So, getting it on the hardware already might prove itself to be a huge mistake because I don't believe that anyone would like to be the beta tester for any software the hardest way imaginable.

Thank you for your attention.

Paulo Marques
Felgueiras Professional School

by the_integrator

Apart from the usual weakness (folders.htt file, etc.) It's pretty good when used as a server with no client apps on it.
Scanning from a direct internet connection using it as a router with a firewalled external link it did not respond at all.
I've been running it since the first beta as a secraficial host and it has outperformed my expectations of a Microsoft server.
Configured properly it is better than any previous Windows server.

Andy Rice
www.ecssc.com

by hal 9000

But it gets even better if you can put ISA between your network and the world. This development is one of MS best efforst to date in their attempt to isolate their OS from the world while giving them the smallest exposure to the Internet possible.
Unfortuantly it still lacks some basic fuctionality but MS claim to be working on this and have listed quite a few modifications/improvments in the next version which will be coming out soon {although how long that will actually be is anyones guess.} But as far as smart firewalls go this is one of the best improvments that has so far come out of MS's development section and I for one can't wait for the next version to come out so most of the current shortcomings are addressed. It is however a pitty about the price and the recomendation to use this Application on a stand-alone unit between the network and the rest of the world and then there is the price involved.

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