By
Anthony Piltzecker, Tony Piltzecker is an independent consultant based in Boston, MA, and author of a number of books published by Syngress. Tony's background
includes positions as Systems Practice Manager for Presidio Networked Solutions, IT Manager for SynQor Inc., Network Architect for Planning
Systems, Inc., and Senior Networking Consultant with Integrated Information Systems. Tony has also been published in over 20 magazines,
and has spoken at various events on topics ranging from IT security to unified communications.
Description
This book is designed for the professional system administrators who need to securely deploy Microsoft Vista in their networks. Readers
will not only learn about the new security features of Vista, but they will learn how to safely integrate Vista with their existing wired
and wireless network infrastructure and safely deploy with their existing applications and databases. The book begins with a discussion
of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Initiative and Vista's development cycle, which was like none other in Microsoft's history. Expert
authors will separate the hype from the reality of Vista’s preparedness to withstand the 24 x 7 attacks it will face from malicious attackers
as the world’s #1 desktop operating system. The book has a companion CD which contains hundreds of working scripts and utilities to help
administrators secure their environments.
Audience:
This book is written for intermediate to advanced System administrators managing Microsoft networks who are deploying Microsoft’s new
flagship desktop operating system: Vista. This book is appropriate for system administrators managing small networks of fewer than 10
machines up to enterprise-class networks with tens of thousands of systems. This book is also appropriate for readers preparing for the
Microsoft exam MCDST 70-620.
