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A Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) administrator has two primary security concerns:

• Securing MOSS servers
• Protecting MOSS data

A MOSS environment and especially its servers must be protected against both internal and external threats. Some of the best practices you can follow are:

• Restrict console logon to administrators only
• Consider eliminating hardware that uses removable media
• Use complex passwords. A complex password consists of eight or more characters and is a mix of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols
• Don’t allow existing passwords to be reused
• Consider implementing an account lockout policy to limit the effectiveness of a hacker guessing passwords through brute force
• Restrict BIOS access with a password
• Disable unused services. By default, all MOSS web front-end and applications servers run the following services:- Office MOSS Server Search
  - Windows MOSS Services Administrator
  - Windows MOSS Services Search
  - Windows MOSS Services Timer
  - Windows MOSS Services Tracing
  - Windows MOSS Services VSS Writer
• Adhere to the principle of “least privilege.” (Least privilege assigns the minimum permissions to a user to accomplish their job duties.)
• Use the run as command to temporarily elevate your standard account to perform administrative tasks.
• Use auditing to log successful and failed access to sensitive or confidential files.