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TechNet Webcast: Securing Services and Critical Accounts (Level 300)

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network security

Overview Many organizations implement network services or applications that rely upon a service account. However, these applications often require service accounts to be configured to run with the highest possible privileges, a security risk that can enable an attacker to gain unrestricted access to the computer, domain, or entire forest. It is therefore vital to understand how to configure service accounts to the least level of privilege necessary to support the application or network service. The attendee of this webcast will learn about these security principles, and learn how to make the network services and critical accounts safer even in scenarios where the service account requires administrative-level privileges.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	13th April 2006 00:00 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Network Security, Security Management

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