Security Resources for Exchange Server 2003

Feel confident about your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 security with the aid of the TechNet, Microsoft Knowledge Base, and other resources listed on this page.

For information about previous versions of Exchange Server, visit the Security Resources for Exchange 2000 Server or Security Resources for Exchange Server 5.5 pages.

Security and Protection
 

Find resources to help make your Exchange Server 2003 system more secure and protect your messages and data. Explore this page in the TechNet Exchange Server 2003 Technical Documentation Library for the documentation and articles.

• White Paper: Exchange Server 2003 Security Enhancements
   

  Learn about how the development of Exchange Server 2003 aligned with the Trustworthy Computing initiative to support more secure computing.

• White Paper: Anti-Spam Framework Overview
   

  Read about anti-spam methodologies available with Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

• Antispam Capabilities in Exchange Server 2003
   

  Read about the advantages of the real-time block List and recipient filtering options in Exchange Server 2003.

• Best Practice Guide for Securing Active Directory Installations
   

  Avoid loss of access to network resources by legitimate clients or the inappropriate disclosure of potentially sensitive information by enhancing your Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network operating system security. Download this guide from the Microsoft Download Center for the details.

• Configuration and Security Update Recommendations for Exchange Server 2003
   

  Find out what you need to configure for the optimum security and performance of your servers.

• Download the Latest Security Update
   

  Locate security bulletins by product or technology, or review a list of the most recent security bulletins on the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page.

  
   

  Help reduce your corporation’s spam and save administrative time, aggravation, and expense while you boost productivity with this free tool.

• Hands-On Lab 2811: Applying Microsoft Security Guidance Training
   

  Register for Lab 4, Implementing Application Security, to participate in a practice scenario in which you must enhance the security of Web and Exchange Server 2003 servers.

• IT Pro Security Community
   

  Improve your security, optimize your IT infrastructure, and participate in newsgroups on security topics in this TechNet community.

• Get Innovative Virus Security from Outlook
   

  See why Ferris Research believes that a company running Microsoft Outlook and Exchange with the latest service packs and updates installed is no more susceptible to virus incidents than customers running any other e-mail system.

• Message Security Guide for Exchange Server 2003
   

  Download this book to learn how S/MIME encryption protects the contents of e-mail messages and digital signatures verify the identity of a purported sender of an e-mail message.

• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
   

  Scan for missing security updates on Exchange Server 5.5 and later.

• Microsoft IT Showcase: Messaging Hygiene at Microsoft
   

  Read how Microsoft IT has used the messaging hygiene features of Exchange Server 2003 to augment the antivirus and antispam functions that non-Microsoft e-mail scanning software previously provided.

• Security and Protection for Outlook
   

  Need help with Outlook client security? You need look no further than this list of handy references.

• Securing Exchange Server Communications
   

  Learn how to help secure your server using encrypted remote procedure call (RPC), Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, the Exchange Server front-end/back-end topology, and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

• Top 4 Exchange Server Security Best Practices
   

  Follow these suggestions to implement the best possible security practices in your Exchange Server environment.

  
   

  Get the latest security information from professionals in your field to help protect your Exchange Server 2003 environment by visiting the Microsoft Events and Webcasts site.

 

Security Information from Communities

• ISAserver.org
   

  Get articles, tutorials, and more from the unofficial #1 Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server resource site.

• Slipstick.com (Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center) Message Security Tools (RSS)
   

  Get tools and methods that add encryption, digital signatures, or rights management to individual messages by visiting the Slipstick site.

• Suggest a Security Community
   

  Got a third-party community site with Exchange Server security information that you'd like to add to this page? Send us your suggestions in e-mail with the site name, URL, and a two or three sentence description.

 

Windows Resources

• Downloads and Security Updates for Windows 2000 Server
   

  Keep your operating system current and tuned with the critical updates, service packs, and other beneficial system updates for Microsoft Windows 2000 by visiting the Windows 2000 site.

• Securing Windows 2000 Server Solution
   

  Use the prescriptive guidance to help reduce security threats and lower the costs of exposure and security management in the Windows 2000 environment.

• Windows Server 2003 Security Guide
   

  Get the best information available to assess and help counter security risks in your Windows Server 2003 environment.

   

  For More Information

Microsoft is committed to increasing security in a connected world. To learn more about security, see:

• Microsoft Security & Privacy

• Microsoft Security Notification Service

• Microsoft Learning Security Resources

• TechNet Security Management Column: Archives