Microsoft Security Guidence

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Customers can reduce the risks associated with many of today's security threats by intelligently assessing their current systems and implementing suitable countermeasures. Microsoft understands that the deployment of security patches is becoming increasingly difficult for our customers. To help address this issue, Microsoft advocates the use of an defense in depth approach to security to protect against the increasing number of worms, viruses, and malicious attackers.

An defense in depth approach involves applying countermeasures at every layer of the computing environment -from the perimeter routers and firewalls to the end users' personal computers running Microsoft Windows to reduce the impact of unpatched systems. A more detailed description of the defense in depth model can be found at Microsoft Security Central Security Content Overview.

Microsoft has heard customer requests for more prescriptive guidance. The items represented here have been identified as some of the most helpful and authoritative guidance that Microsoft has provided. Implementing countermeasures at each of the levels described will help improve the ongoing security of your computing environment, whether it's an international network or a single computer attached to the Internet.