IIS is the web/ftp server that's part of windows nt/2000/xp. If you don't need it you should disable it so someone doesn't hack you and run worms off your machine.

Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Information Server (IIS) has been trending upward like a fine wine: It’s getting better with age. IIS 4 was a disaster, and IIS 5 was essentially an open door if used on a ...

Anyone know the differences between IIS 5.0 and 5.1 (besides .1), how 5.1 is aquired, and how to tell if 5.0 or 5.1 is installed?

Default configurations for most OSes are not designed with security as the primary focus. Rather, they concentrate on ease of setup, use and communications. Therefore, web servers running default ...

Unfortunately, you can't migrate certain legacy applications to the cloud without modernizing them, which can be both costly and time-consuming. To work around that, you can deploy Microsoft IIS ...