Server 2003 Security Configuration Wizard - Don't!

ISA in SBS - yes, it's secure

I saw in the newsgroup today a heads up to folks recommending that they attend a technet seminar on the Windows Server 2003 Security configuration Wizard that is part of Service Pack 1. We're all of course welcome to attend but not to learn how to apply this to SBS.

Direct from the Security Configuration Wizard help file that SP1 places on your servers desktop:

"You do not need to run SCW to help secure your computer running Windows Small Business Server 2003. Instead, Windows Small Business Server 2003 uses the default settings in Setup and in the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard to help secure your server.

If you have not already run the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard, you should run it to help secure your server.

To start the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard on the computer running Windows Small Business Server 2003:

Click Start and then click Server Management.
In the console tree, click Internet and E-mail.
In the details pane, click Connect to the Internet."

There you have it. If you only support SBS boxes, then my recommendation is to fill your brain with something other than knowledge on how to use the security configuration wizard.