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Configuring
alerts to notify the administrator through email
As part of monitoring, it is vital that you get alerted when there
is an intrusion or an attack taking place on your network. ISA has
methods of identifying when an attack is attempted or taking place
on your network. ISA Server compares network traffic and log
entries to well-known attack methods that are used by hackers. ISA
also has the capability of taking actions when these attacks are
taking place. Source: ISAServer.org
Configuring
authentication methods for ISA
It is important to have some sort of authentication method when
using clients to access a resource through ISA, not doing so could
result in unauthorized access to resources in or outside of your
network. ISA has various methods of authenticating clients, I have
discussed this in a previous tutorial (Understanding ISA©s
different Authentication types). I will tutor you on how to
configure various authentication types best suited for your ISA
server. While showing you in five easy steps, how to configure the
various authentication types, I will not go into too much detail
on each authentication type. For more comprehensive on
authentication types information please refer to my previous
tutorial (Understanding ISA©s different Authentication types). Source:
ISAServer.org
Configuring Firewall Chains
A chain configuration has a number of potentially helpful and cost saving
possibilities. The following steps outline how this process works.
Source:
ISAServer.org
Configuring ISA Server For Inbound VPN
Virtually any computer that is able to act as a PPTP or L2TP/IPSec client can connect to your network through the ISA Server. However, everything has to be set up right in order to make this work.
Source:
ISAServer.org
Configuring Intrusion Detection
This article focuses attention on the built-in set of Intrusion Detection mechanisms in ISA Server.
Source:
ISAServer.org
Creating an Alert for Intrusion Detection
Covers the 8 steps involved in creating an Alert for Intrusion Detection.
Source:
ISAServer.org
Creating a packet filter for dropping ICMP Packets
How to create a packet filter for dropping ICMP Packets (Ping Requests).
Source:
ISAServer.org
Creating
a Poor Man©s DMZ Part 1 - Using TCP/IP Security
A common issue that pops up on the
www.isaserver.org web boards is how to configure a DMZ segment on
a trihomed ISA Server. Setting up a trihomed ISA Server with a
directly attached segment acting as a DMZ is fairly simple.
Source:
ISAServer.org
Configuring
VPN Access in a Back to Back ISA Server Environment
VPNs have been a topic of growing interest for the last couple
years. However, since the tragic events in New York City in
September of 2001, the subject has become red-hot. Why? Business
and network managers now have a greater awareness that the weakest
link in any design, whether it be a network or a business, is too
high a level of centralization. Distributed systems are highly
fault tolerant and difficult to bring down, while centralized
systems can be brought to their knees with a single blow. Source:
ISAServer.org
Denying
access to a specific webpage(s) using Site and Content rules
This tutorial will show you how to deny access to a specific
website using Site and content rules. Source: ISAServer.org
How
to Block Dangerous Instant Messengers Using ISA Server
I get a lot of questions about how can ISA Server be used to block
dangerous applications. What is a dangerous application? Source: ISAServer.org
How to Set Up Internet Security and Acceleration Server to Host Web Sites by Using the Secure Sockets Layer Protocol
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 292569 - This article describes the steps to set up Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server to host Web sites by using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocol.
Preventing Code Red
Here is the list of best practices to prevent the current Code Red versions from spreading into your network, and also to prevent Code Red from spreading outside of your network if one of your internal machines has been. Source:
ISAServer.org
Preventing SecureNAT and Firewall Clients from Bypassing the Web Proxy Service
This article covers the steps involved in preventing SecureNAT and firewall clients from bypassing the web proxy service.
Source:
ISAServer.org
Regulating
Access to websites using Schedules and Site and content rules
In this tutorial I will show how to regulate access to a specific
website during specific hours using site and content rules
leveraging on schedules. Source: ISAServer.org
Understanding
SSL bridging and tunneling within ISA
In this tutorial I will explain ISA©s SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
bridging capabilities and features to give you a better
understanding of this feature so that you can use it to strengthen
your ISA infrastructure within your Networking environment. Source: ISAServer.org
Using
ISA to block specific domain names from emailing your organization
In this tutorial I will cover how to use ISA to block specific
domains from being able to mail people within your organization.
All of us hate spam even after the initial hype of all the fancy
chain letters and promotional goods after a while it gets a bit
much. Many users within the organization get spam and get very
frustrated when receiving spam. Source:
ISAServer.org
VPN
Client Security Issues
You've implemented a ISA/VPN Server to allow secure remote
connections to your internal network. While you might have
configured your VPN Server in a secure manner, what about your VPN
clients? In this article I'll talk about important issues
regarding VPN client configuration and how it impacts network
security. Source:
ISAServer.org
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