Viruses, SPAM, or staff who just want to play with their computers. Small businesses face a range of different problems surrounding security and inappropriate use, Small Business Server 2003 provides the solutions!

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Solving Problems
Security - The fear that by being connected to the internet you are open to hackers accessing you important data; the fear of viruses or worms hitting your systems and bringing them down - stopping your day to day operations. These are all common concerns and given the publicity around security issues - it's no surprise!

Implementing security policies and settings can seem daunting so SBS has Wizards which are step-by-step easy to follow guides to simplify security settings. They help ensure all the necessary security steps are taken while setting up your network and can advise where vulnerabilities may exist.

Windows Small Business Server 2003 is built on Windows Server 2003, the operating system that has increased available services by 275% while mitigating attacks against the server by 60%.

To prevent outsiders from accessing your system, Small Business Server 2003 includes an internal firewall and if required also supports external firewalls.

Windows SBS03 also includes Software restriction policies which help prevent unapproved installations and help protect against viruses and other attacks. In effect it stops your users running software which could either make your system unstable and slow (e.g. Doom! or FIFA Football 2004) or installing downloaded software containing viruses.

Finally – keeping up to date with the latest security patches has been made easy. Your server can keep its self up-to-date without any intervention from yourself. This is done using software update services. You can choose to have your server on a scheduled basis (or automatically) download and install patches made available from Microsoft.