Summary

SharePoint comes fully loaded with a wide variety of security mechanisms, tools, and techniques to help protect and secure data within the environment. Without a full understanding of these tools, however, it can be difficult if not impossible to properly secure a SharePoint 2010 environment.

Using a layered approach to security with SharePoint, it becomes possible to deploy multiple lines of defense against hackers, scripts, or snoops. SharePoint combines its integrated security with the security capabilities of the Windows Server operating system and the lockdown capabilities of the Baseline Security Analyzer, allowing for robust file security and physical security. All these options make SharePoint a formidable product, ready-for-enterprise deployment.

In addition, transport-level security in the form of IPsec can greatly secure interserver communications between SharePoint farm members, reducing the risk of data being intercepted and exposed.