Chapter 12. Specific Exploits for NT

NT SERVERS ARE USED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF companies for mission-critical applications. NT servers are also used as the base operating system for firewalls and web servers, which are directly accessible from the Internet. Whenever operating systems have such a large installation base, the potential for abuse increases. Attackers will try to compromise these systems to gain access to sensitive information. Therefore, it is critical for administrators to understand the threats and exploits that exist for NT, so they can properly secure their systems.

One book cannot cover every single exploit for NT because ...

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