Re: Any one familiar with "DISA Gold Disk"????

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 19:09:09 -0500

Yeah right !

I'd rather trust the folks at Mitre than Microsoft.

If Microsoft can "harden" the OS so well then why does the DoD CERT have to put out so many
IAVAs!
http://www.cert.mil
ftp://ftp.cert.mil/pub/bulletins/iava/iava_index.htm
{ that's right, you can't read this stuff can you :-) }

Dave

"Steve Clark [MSFT]" <bogus@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eW8fpxfwEHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| I can tell you that our hardening guides for Windows 2003 and Windows XP are
| approved by the NSA and are in fact the recommended option over the DISA
| guidance.
|
| I'd try those first. The hair-pulling you save will be your own....
|
| Threats and Countermeasures Guide:
|
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b6acf93-147a-4481-9346-f93a4081eea8&DisplayLang=en
|
| XP Security Guide:
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2d3e25bc-f434-4cc6-a5a7-09a8a229f118&DisplayLang=en
|
| 2003 Security Guide:
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8a2643c1-0685-4d89-b655-521ea6c7b4db&DisplayLang=en
|
|
| "churchie" <churchil@usaor.net> wrote in message
| news:10ocjro1esu977e@corp.supernews.com...
| > Created machine to Gold Level and can't join domain...any know registry
| > adjustments to change??
| >
| >
|
|

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