Re: simple solution!
From: MJG (mjg01@attbi.com)
Date: 07/26/02
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From: "MJG" <mjg01@attbi.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:59:36 -0700
Karl,
Thank you so much for your input. I wanted to know if
there are any products that you would suggest, i.e. soft-
or hardware wise.
>-----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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