One of the great sources of productivity and effectiveness in the community of computer professionals is the willingness of active practitioners to take time from their busy lives to share some of the lessons they have learned and the techniques they have perfected. Much of the sharing takes place through online news groups, through web postings, and through presentations at technical meetings, and those who are able to take the time to scan the newsgroups, surf the web, and attend the meetings often gain measurably from those interactions | WINDOWS A consensus document by security professionals from eighty-seven large user organizations. A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WINDOWS NT SECURITY Version February 2001 THE SANS INSTITUTE WINDOWS SECURITY STEP BY STEP Version February 2001 A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WINDOWS NT SECURITY A consensus document by security professionals from eighty-seven large user organizations. This document is the Joint product of a group of Windows NT security managers and experts who together support more than 286 000 users and have more than 380years of Windows NT security experience. The SANS Institute enthusiastically applauds the work of these professionals and their willingness to share the lessons they have learned and the techniques they use. Shahram Alavi Data Security Hilary Atkinson Sallie Mae Connie Balodimos BankBoston John C. A. Bambenek Pentex Net Jonathan Beyer Andersen Consulting Sean Boran Boran Consulting Ireland David Bovée Scitor Corporation Kip Boyle SRIC Dominique Brezinski Internet Security Systems Inc. ISS Jeffrey W. Brown Merrill Lynch Richard Caasi San Diego Supercomputer Center UCSD Vernon A. Campbell Telos Corporation Harlan Carvey Winstar Communications Inc. Scott Carlson Cargill - North Star Steel Copyright 2001. The SANS Institute No copying electronic forwarding or posting allowed except with prior written permission. Charles Lindsay Brooks Automation Software Corp Thomas Linscomb University of Texas at Austin Chris de Longpre Metropolitan Health Corporation Orjan Lundberg Luleâ University of Technology Sweden Christopher A Lunemann Honeywell Rob Marchand Array Systems Computing Bruce K. Marshall Feist Communications Michael Matthews BDM International JD McKenna Vitesse Semiconductor Derek P Milroy MCURVE Inc. Rick McKinney VISTA Computer Services Chad Moore US Air Force Claude-Aime Motongane MNCA France Bruce Cheng The Nature Conservancy D. Mark Courtney First Union National Bank Phil Cox CIAC Christian Crayton Sprint Paranet Dennis Creagh Taos .
