Re: W2K where to start??

From: hardcorepush@subdimension.com
Date: 10/23/01 

Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 06:44:38 -0500
From: hardcorepush@subdimension.com
To: , security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: W2K where to start??
Message-Id: <20011023064438.4a494660.hardcorepush@subdimension.com>

Im a linux user on a desktop system, but I will soon be getting the questions from friends and family concerning winXP. How does it compare from a security prospective compared to win2k?

On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:49:32 -0500
"Dustin Puryear" <dpuryear@usa.net> wrote:

> Well, Windows is no more vulnerable than your average UNIX system is out of
> the box. This is especially true if you use a mass-market Linux distribution
> like Red Hat. You should just apply all of the patches available from
> Microsoft for whatever services you are running (you didn't mention which
> ones), and sign up for the Microsoft bulletins. In addition, Microsoft has
> some very good information about securing your machines under
> microsoft.com/security or something similar.
>
> I've also heard good things about the Win2k security documents released by
> the NSA. You may want to find and read those.
>
> Regards, Dustin
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Bartosh [mailto:mbartosh@mac.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 2:37 AM
> > To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
> > Subject: W2K where to start??
> >
> >
> > 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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