At a minimum, ISA should at least
be evaluated for inclusion into an environment, particularly for functions in which it
currently excels, such as securing Outlook Web Access or providing for secured web proxy
functionality.
Keeping this in mind, several key misconceptions about ISA Server 2006 should be
dispelled. These misconceptions are as follows:
. ISA Server 2006 is only a proxy server??”This misconception often stems from the
history of ISA Server, when it was named Proxy Server 1.x/2.x. One of the reasons
for the name change to the Internet Security and Acceleration Server was to move
away from this concept, and highlight the fact that ISA is a security device at heart.
. ISA clients require special client software??”Some organizations avoid looking at
ISA as a solution under the mistaken belief that if clients are to utilize ISA Server,
they need special client software. Although there is an ISA Firewall client that
provides for advanced securing and auditing functionality, it is not required to
utilize this type of client to use ISA Server. ISA can easily scan and filter traffic from
any type of client on any connected network.
Pages:
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283