Securing IIS on Windows 2000

There are more vulnerabilities and attacks for web servers than any other type. With the convenience of the Internet and the growing pressure to have a web presence people and businesses are installing web servers right and left. Windows 2000 and Internet Information Server (IIS) are making this incredibly easy but what about the risks? By its very design a web server is intended to make information accessible not protect it. A software company will always install their product with most of the features turned on to reduce help calls and to show the product in its best light. That means that IIS installs in an insecure format but that does not mean that the platform is any less secure or desirable than any other. With this understanding we can now proceed with the task of making it secure.