9.2. What's New in Security
Microsoft breaks down security into the following four general areas, each of which has had some improvements made to it for Windows Server 2008:
Desktop, Device, and Server Management
Security access lists (SACLs) are an object's security descriptors; they provide access to the object. The centralized installation and configuration of applications, resource monitoring and reporting, patch management, system security through standardized configurations, mobile device management, UAC, and security management and reporting are all technologies that support server management.
Network and Edge Protection
To harden networks you use technologies such as security zoning, network firewall and web proxies, Secure Sockets ...
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