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There are myriad tools and applications to help you tighten the security of your Web servers. We help you find the right ones for your needs in this Featured Topic.
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Securing servers: Vendors offer everything from common sense to rocket science

(28 May 2003)

In this edition of Scheier's Security Product Roundup, Robert Scheier provides an overview of Web server security offerings, including the latest from Microsoft, Sun and Cyber-Ark Software.

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NEWS:
>> Q&A: Discoverer of iPlanet flaw speaks out (SearchSecurity) 11 Jul 2002
>> Microsoft warns of IIS, RAS, SQL flaws (SearchSecurity) 13 Jun 2002
>> Patch IIS, or be subject to damage, experts say (SearchSecurity) 24 Apr 2002
>> Scrap IIS? (SearchSecurity) 05 Nov 2001
>> DoS, buffer overflow flaws found in Apache (SearchSecurity) 18 Jun 2002
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>> Best Web Links-->Securing your Products/Platforms
ADVICE:
>> The great Web server debate
TIP :Author Anonymous chimes in on the security of open source Web Servers, particularly Apache, versus other options.
>> Protecting a Web server from external attack
ASK THE EXPERTS :How can we protect our Web server from external attack?
>> Software-based commercial Web server firewall
ASK THE EXPERTS :I run a commercial Web server out of my home and for years I haven't considered using a firewall, but recently I got ...
>> IIS authentication methods: What and when
TIP :What the authentication methods are and when they are used.
>> Infosec Know IT All Trivia: Web server security
TIP :Arm yourself with the knowledge to protect your Web server.
>> MBSA can help protect your Web server
TIP :Information on the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
>> Apache Web server under attack
TIP :A look at a new Apache vulnerability and a discussion of the state of vendors' reporting of vulnerabilities.
>> What your Apache Web server is telling the bad guys
TIP :Protect your Apache Web server with this tip from SearchSecurity member John Bunker.
>> Being unaware of a Web server
TIP :Some an operating system is installed as a Web server by default, it can pose a huge security problem.
>> Vulnerable ports on Windows 2000 Web servers
TIP :If you are deploying Win2k as a Web server be careful of its many open ports and active services.
>> Protecting your Web server from Nimda
TIP :User Charles Banas offers this tip for securing your Web server against Nimda.
>> Protecting the Web server
TIP :SearchSecurity's expert Stephen Mencik helps you protect your Web servers in this Web Security Tip
>> Configuring Web servers
ASK THE EXPERTS :Normally, what precautions should one take while configuring a Web server under Windows NT4.0 and Windows 2000 server? ...
>> Trusted Web servers
ASK THE EXPERTS :In terms of securing e-commerce applications on trusted Web servers, do you know anything about Hewlett Packard's Virtual ...
>> Seven key IIS security tips
TIP :Here are seven key IIS security tips you should know.
>> How to safely install IIS
TIP :A SearchSecurity member offers this advice for safely installing Microsoft's IIS.
>> Web security benefits from Windows Server 2003
TIP :Read about the improved security of Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0.
>> Anatomy of a hack
TIP :This tip explains how to test your Web application for a vulnerability called cross-site scripting.
>> Protect IIS with System Scanner
TIP :A look at System Scanner from the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.
>> Secure your Web server
TIP :This tip, excerpted from InformIT, discusses a few things you can do to secure your Web server.
>> MBSA can help protect your Web server
TIP :Information on the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
>> Apache Web server under attack
TIP :A look at a new Apache vulnerability and a discussion of the state of vendors' reporting of vulnerabilities.
>> A handful of quick tips for improving IIS security
TIP :A few quick tips for improving IIS security.
>> Web server isolation domain
TIP :Isolate your Web server from your private network to keep internal data safe.

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