IIS Servers

Running Head : COMPUTER SCIENCE

Internet Information Services (IIS ) Servers

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Internet Information Services (ISS ) has become one of the mostly used technologies in the Information Systems to handle Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP ) requests . However , hackers have greatly targeted these IIS . Moreover , some viruses such as the Nimbda and Code Red have caused severe damages on IIS servers . This paper highlights on the various steps which IIS administrators ought to put into consideration in order to ascertain security for their corporations ' IIS

servers by locking down their IIS web servers

Securing the IIS Web Servers

The IIS is used to create , manage and secure websites and is included in the Windows New Technology Operating Systems . To ensure that the IIS server is secured , firstly , the IIS administrator must make sure that he has the system installed with latest updated service pack and the most current IIS packets . Additionally , other packets that are necessary for Windows 2000 must also be availed . In order to maintain the server operating steadily , the administrator has to register for the automatic security updates . Afterwards , the HiSecWeb package has to be unpacked in order to configure the computer well for IIS security . The IIS configuration settings are located in metabase , which is a data storage area . The metabase has a hierarchical organization structure , which depicts the IIS installation structure . After successful installation of the latest updated operating system and the IIS , the process of securing then gets on the move . This process...