Windows Server 2012 Security from End to Edge and Beyond

Foreword

The threat landscape has evolved dramatically over the past 10 years in ways that have been challenging for organizations to understand, manage, and predict. In the wake of the successful mass worm attacks of 2003 (SQL Slammer and Blaster), organizations and information technology (IT) professionals began adapting to the rapidly changing threat level of the Internet. Host-based firewalls, security update deployment tools, and antivirus solutions became the primary ways in which organizations managed threats. IT professionals expanded their skill sets by learning about a whole new category of features, functionality, tools, and products that would help them manage the security of the infrastructure they were entrusted with.

For many, ...