RE: Which Windows OS is Safest
From: Flory Jeffrey D Contr 59 MDSS/MSISI (Jeffrey.Flory2_at_LACKLAND.AF.MIL)
Date: 06/29/04
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To: Barbara Filkins <filkins@impulse.net>, Boaz <boclark@cox.net>, security-basics@securityfocus.com Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:18:53 -0500
This all depends on what applications you are running on your workstations.
If they are not compatible with any other OS but windows, then my answer is
no.
If you standardize your servers/workstations, etc, you may achieve a secure
network, doing this with patches, firewall, and vigilance on your network.
Really there are no safest OS's, just the ones you secure the best.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Filkins [mailto:filkins@impulse.net]
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 5:01 PM
To: Boaz; security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Which Windows OS is Safest
I think just standardizing on one OS goes the most distance to achieving a
secure environment.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Boaz" <boclark@cox.net>
To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: Which Windows OS is Safest
> Wow what timing, I was going to post the following, I have a friend that
has
> a small business, and is using Win 98 on two machines, Win 2000 pro on two
> machines, XP Pro on one machine and XP Personal on another. There is a
> Linux firewall, and the server is running Novell. Since he needs to
upgrade
> the two machines running Win 98, he want to standardize on one OS.
>
> He is leaning toward XP. If I am reading the results of this original
post,
> Win 2000 Pro (patched to current versions) would be a better choice. Is
> that correct? If so should he also get rid of XP. This is a business
that
> needs security and confidentiality of files.
>
> It is not possible to go to any other OS for the workstations other than
> Windows.
>
> Thank you in advance for any replies.
>
> Bo Clark
>
>
>
>
>
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