Re: W2K where to start??

From: David Carter (dave_carter827@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/22/01 

From: "David Carter" <dave_carter827@hotmail.com>
To: mbartosh@mac.com, security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: W2K where to start??
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:55:39 -0400
Message-ID: <F107YluLCTaogxLDp7m0000fdb7@hotmail.com>

Start at the vendor's site http://www.microsoft.com/security. This will at
least get you on the right track in regards to Service Pack level and
hotfixes. Otherwise there are alot of web sites out there and list servers
(including this one) where you can get alot of usefull info.

Dave

>From: Michael Bartosh <mbartosh@mac.com>
>To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
>Subject: W2K where to start??
>Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:37:02 -0600
>
>Hi-
>
>I'm a unix / Mac guy. I agreed to set up a test installation of W2K
>Advanced Server because the M$ rep has always been nice. It's going
>to be in a DMZ so I'm not as scared as I would be, but my impression
>is that windows in general is full of holes out of box (at least from
>the number of command.exe's in my apache logs it would SEEM so), and
>I don't know where to start when it comes to windows security-
>
>Where is a site I can go to that lists all the updates / patches I
>need to get started. Any general advice?
>
>-mab
>
>--

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