Re: [fw-wiz] How to Secure Windows? was How to Save the World

From: Devdas Bhagat (devdas_at_dvb.homelinux.org)
Date: 12/13/04

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:52:29 +0530

    On 13/12/04 11:42 -0500, MHawkins@TULLIB.COM wrote:
    > Marcus,
    >
    > Oh how I wish we were back in the days of the 3270 controller and the Zilog
    > Z80!
    >
    > But seriously, it has always been most annoying to me that with a few good
    > books, the Internet, a few mentors and experience I have been able to keep
    > very up to date and highly proficient at securing Unix (all flavors) and
    > networks (all vendor flavors of routers, switches, firewalls etc) but
    > Microsoft remains a black art where only third party vendors seem to be able
    > to secure the platform.
    >
    > The books on Windows security are always generic rubbish and never give you
    > the real nuts and bolts of how to actually secure Windows.

    The O'Reilly book on Securing Windows NT and Windows 2000 for the
    Internet is a useful checklist.
    The NSA has additional guidelines as well.

    > The Internet searches invariably turn up generic how to's as well that
    > stink. And I have not yet met a Windows admin who knows enough (or took it

    There were a few really clued people on the focus MS list on security
    focus when I was a subscriber there (that was a good three years ago, so
    YMMV). You should probably subscribe to that list and see if there is
    any significant clue left.
    <snip>

    > Maybe someone can recommend a book, a link or a mentor or all three. I am
    > sick of looking at Windows machines and KNOWING they are insecure.

    <repeat> The O'Reilly book is good </repeat>.

    Devdas Bhagat
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