Operating system and software component security considerations

In the broadest sense, security involves planning and considering tradeoffs. For example, a computer can be locked in a vault and available only to one system administrator. This computer may be secure, but it is not very usable because it is not connected to any other computer. If your business users need access to the Internet and your corporate intranet, you must consider how to make the network both secure and usable.

The following sections contain links to information about how you can make your computing environment more secure. Ultimately, Microsoft Dynamics CRM data security largely depends on the security of the operating system and software components that it uses.