Chapter 19. Monitoring and Assessment

Security monitoring and assessment is the process of keeping tabs on the security status of the Windows Server 2003 system(s). Because it focuses on what is normal, it can also help you determine what is abnormal and then help you distinguish between failures and security incidents. Because security is dependent not just on security technologies but also on the availability and proper operation of components, security monitoring and assessment focuses on monitoring those components. The argument could be made that all network, operating system, and application operation can impact security, but security monitoring should concentrate on those items most likely to cause security problems. Security monitoring ...

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