Re: simple solution!

From: MJG (mjg01@attbi.com)
Date: 07/26/02 

From: "MJG" <mjg01@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:57:59 -0700

Thanks for your comments.
Any suggestion on any specific products that you have used
or know of a good review?

Thanks,
MJG

>-----Original Message-----
>Don't forget to create daily backups of that accounting
>data.
>
>With proper backups EFS starts to look a whole lot safer.
>There are some excellent over the wire secure backup
>services out there today that make the whole setup
>painless.
>
>DC
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>To filter network access, use a software or hardware
>firewall or better yet,
>>both. Sygate is a software firewall that will let you
>set up very detailed
>>rules and is free for non-commercial use [around $30 for
>business use]. A
>>Netgear NAT router "firewall" starts at around $70, but
>you'd want to telnet
>>into it and use the command line interface to add rules
>to block all
>>outbound connections except the ones you want to
secure.
>If you use the
>>hardware firewall, you'll probably want to give the
>laptop a static IP
>>address if it doesn't already have one.
>>
>>You'll want to add some sort of encryption to your
>wireless network to
>>protect the data from being sniffed. Try searching
>google.com or go to a
>>security or a computer geek web site [searchsecurity or
>zdnet.com or
>>cnet.com are three that come to mind] to find some
>recommendations.
>>
>>You'll also want to secure the laptop configuration
using
>the checklists and
>>tools at www.microsoft.com/security You really need an
>NT-based operating
>>system that uses CTRL-ALT-DEL to login, such as Windows
>2000 or XP.
>>
>>In case of laptop theft [which might be the most common
>threat to your data]
>>you'll want to consider encrypting the entire hard drive
>with a third party
>>tool, and also back up the files regularly and back up
>whatever encryption
>>key is used to encrypt the files. With the EFS that
>comes with Windows, for
>>example, a common problem is that windows crashes, the
>encryption key is
>>lost and the files are gone forever. It also might be a
>good idea to
>>consider something to physically secure the laptop, such
>as a lock, or a
>>motion sensing alarm, or a cable to lock the laptop in
>place. There are
>>software and hardware solutions available where a stolen
>laptop reports its
>>location and/or sends you the data files from it and/or
>deletes sensitive
>>files the next time the thief connects to the internet.
>>
>>
>>"MJG" <mjg01@attbi.com> wrote in message
>>news:1802301c22ed6$174608e0$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
>>> I have a wireless network for 5 PCs, one of these PCs
>has
>>> accounting that we would like to secure from others to
>>> see, access or "hack!"
>>>
>>> In the same time we want this PC to use/share the high
>>> speed internet only to access the web "leaving only the
>>> www port open." (being physically on the same network)
>>>
>>> What are your suggestions in this matter; I thank every
>>> one in advance to assist me in gathering this
>information.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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