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01 Jun 2006 | SearchSecurity.com and SearchWindowsSecurity.com

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From PDAs to insecure wireless modems, users have myriad options for connecting to -- and infecting -- the network. Created in partnership with our sister site SearchWindowsSecurity.com, this guide offers tips and expert advice on network access control. Learn how unauthorized users gain network access, how to block and secure untrusted endpoints, and get Windows-specific and universal access control policies and procedures. As a bonus, this guide is also available as a PDF download.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
   Securing remote access points
   Endpoint security tactics
   Network architecture controls
   Firewalls
   VPNs
   Windows-specific network access control procedures
   Network access control policies
   More security learning resources
   Security IT Downloads

Securing remote access points Return to Table of Contents

Book chapter: Remote access as an attack vector (SearchSecurity.com)
PDF: IPsec and SSL VPNs: Solving remote access problems (SearchSecurity.com)
Product review: 2006 Remote access Products of the Year (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: A five-point strategy for secure remote access (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Remote user security checklist (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Five steps to controlling network access (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Secure data transmission methods (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: How to stop a rogue user from circumventing network security (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Guarding against malware infection from remote users (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Remote network access from privately-owned machines (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Ten tips for safe computing on a public LAN (SearchSecurity.com)

Endpoint security tactics Return to Table of Contents

PDF: Five best strategies for endpoint security (SearchSecurity.com)
PDF: Layered access control: Six top defenses that work (SearchSecurity.com)
Product review: Hot Pick: Fireball KeyPoint (SearchSecurity.com)
Product review: End of the line (SearchSecurity.com)
Product review: Hark! Who goes there? (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Effective endpoint security without a significant investment (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Painful patching: How to lock down networked devices (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Technical tip: The key to locking out mobile threats (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Tips for securing iPods in the enterprise (SearchSecurity.com)

Network architecture controls Return to Table of Contents

Glossary definition: DMZ (SearchSecurity.com)
Glossary definition: VLAN (SearchSecurity.com)
Book chapter: Secure LAN switching (SearchSecurity.com)
Expert advice: How to protect a LAN from unauthorized access (SearchSecurity.com)
Expert advice: Designing DMZs with various levels of access (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Using 802.1X to control physical access to LANs (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Life at the edge: Securing the network perimeter, Part 2 (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: VLAN security (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Popular VLAN attacks and how to avoid them (SearchSecurity.com)

Firewall Return to Table of Contents

Product review: 2006 Network Firewall Products of the Year (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: How to choose a firewall
Technical tip: Choosing the right firewall topology (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Placing systems in a firewall topology (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Auditing firewall activity (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Activating an XP firewall on a LAN (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Traffic flow considerations for the Cisco PIX Firewall (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Firewall security tips (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Firewall redundancy: Deployment scenarios and benefits (SearchSecurity.com)

VPNs Return to Table of Contents

Glossary definition: SSL (SearchSecurity.com)
Glossary definition: IPsec (SearchSecurity.com)
Book chapter: Crypto basics: VPNs (SearchSecurity.com)
Product review: SSL VPN: AEP SureWare A-Gate AG-600 (SearchSecurity.com)
Product review: Corrent VPN 'connects' with Check Point software (SearchSecurity.com)
Quiz: SSL vs. IPsec VPNs (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Letting telecommuters in – Your VPN alternatives (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: The inherent capabilities of IPsec selectors and their use in remote-access VPNs (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: VPN fast facts: True or false? (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Client-side security considerations for SSL VPNs (SearchSecurity.com)

Windows-specific network access control procedures Return to Table of Contents

Book chapter: Access control entries (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Book chapter: Six steps for deploying Network Access Quarantine Control (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Checklist: Hardening Windows School: Advanced checklist on network access quarantining (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Checklist: Harden access control settings (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: Security risks associated with granting permissions in Windows XP (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: How to deny access when connecting to a share on a Windows 2003 Server(SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: How to detect when non-domain laptops are plugged in to Windows Server 2003(SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: How to set up dual administrative controls for tighter security in Windows 2000(SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: How to remove specific permissions from an account operator in Windows 2000 (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: How to check which permissions are assigned to a user or group in Windows 2000 (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: How to set NTFS permissions on Windows 2000 Terminal Services (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Expert advice: Limiting user and admin access (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Opinion: Network admins needs Microsoft-Cisco unity (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Step-by-Step guide: Network Access Quarantine Control (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Lock down user access and privileges (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Permissions basics for Windows 2000 (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Technical tip: NTFS default permissions for Windows 2000 (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)
Technical tip: How to implement permissions in Windows 2000/NT (SearchWindowsSecurity.com)

Network access control policies Return to Table of Contents

Expert advice: Distinguishing a remote access policy from a portable computing protection policy (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Policies for reducing mobile risk (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Laptop security policy: Key to avoiding infection (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Work with users to secure new technologies in the enterprise (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: The benefits of writing a policy before a new system deployment (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Managing network policy (SearchSecurity.com)
Technical tip: Top 10 network security tips (SearchSecurity.com)

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