WindowSecurity.com - Controlling Windows Services and Service Accounts

Title: Controlling Windows Services and Service Accounts
Author: Derek Melber
Summary: When you install any Windows computer it will immediately be running multiple services. These services provide core operating system and tool functionality to the computer. In addition to these core services, you might also be running more services due to installed applications. There are a slew of Microsoft products, as well as other third party products, that install services on your computer. Examples includes Exchange, SQL, SMS, backup programs, and enterprise management applications. Since many attackers can exploit services that are running, you will want to protect the services that must run and disable all services that are not required. We will talk about the management of services to protect your computers.
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