[22] in winnt
NT Security -- looking for topics to list, strategies to promote,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rob Smyser)
Fri Jun 20 14:40:54 1997
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 14:36:16 -0400
To: winnt@MIT.EDU, tom@MIT.EDU
From: Rob Smyser <smyser@MIT.EDU>
Folks,
I got this from Gerry today, and I'd like to use it as a springboard --
what do we want to tell customers to do in order to better secure their NT
systems sitting on MITnet running TCPIP applcationa and services?
I'm planning a "security.html" in the winnt tree to hold this info for
the time being.
The more contributions the merrier! Thanks!
Rob
>From: gii@MIT.EDU
>To: smyser@MIT.EDU
>Subject: NT Security
>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 10:54:52 EDT
>
>Rob, you asked me for a list of the most important things to do to protect
>an NT system, based on the class I just went to. Here are the top six:
>
>1. Ensure that all accounts are passworded.
>2. Use NTFS
>3. Install all service packs and fixes
>4. Make a full backup weekly (at least)
>5. Run only necessary network services
>6. Use Dr Solomon to prevent virus infections.
>
>There are more but I wnat to play with them and look at their applicability
>first.
>
>Jerry
>
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Rob Smyser
I/S Computing Help Desk, MIT, 11-226, 617.253.1358
smyser@mit.edu
