Security Guide For Windows 2000 PRO

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February 6th, 2002, 11:30 PM
micael

Security Guide For Windows 2000 PRO

This Guide together with the sources of secure W2K at Microsoft Security can be a good beginning of understanding and securing Windows 2000 to a acceptable level.

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New Guide For Windows 2000 PRO
Source: SANS NewsBites, www.sans.org

The US National Institute for Standards and Technology released
a security guide for Windows 2000 Professional desktop systems in
configurations used by office workers, at home users, or road-warriors.
NIST is inviting comments and suggestions on the guide.
The guide can be found here.
February 6th, 2002, 11:40 PM
{P²P}Apocalypse

Free MS software.......?

As well. Burried deep in the MS site is a free MS security kit on CD. They will actualy mail it to you for free. It has some tools and utilities availible on it to harden your system.

I found it! Here is the link: http://www.microsoft.com/security/kitinfo.asp

It has a few nice toys on it and it's actualy free. I know I just repeated myself. But Microsoft and free just don't seem to go togather. LOL :D
February 7th, 2002, 03:03 PM
gold eagle

good post micael.

btw where is the Aalaan islands anyway?

I can't find it on the map. ;)
February 7th, 2002, 03:41 PM
SarinMage

DAMN!!! it is free, i just ordered it...... thought id take advantage of microsofts "freeness" while it lasts
February 7th, 2002, 03:59 PM
micael

Thank's for asking its out of topic.. But I'm proud of our small island :cool:

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Originally posted by gold eagle
where is the Aalaan islands anyway?
I can't find it on the map. ;)

The Aaland Islands are a small group of islands between Sweden and Finland, you can find some info and a map here and some other useless info here :D
February 7th, 2002, 04:24 PM
Pooh-Bear

*cough* would one need to enclose one´s serialnumber when getting the cd?
February 7th, 2002, 04:29 PM
s0nIc

Wow.. so far this is one of the RARE and USEFUL post i havent and always wanted to read for a long time.. Very and i mean VERY informative..
February 7th, 2002, 04:37 PM
zigar

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It has some tools and utilities availible on it to harden your system.

Just be aware that in the NSA guide to securing windows 2000, they say that m$ doesn't know squat about security and their recommended guidelines for securing servers and workstations suck...(well i paraphrased a bit... :D )

if you haven't checked it out

http://nsa2.www.conxion.com/

There's also some guides to securing cisco routers and email (think this is a link to just three words "Don't use outlook"

You can also get some .inf policies for quick application to your security policy...(if you compare these policies with the policies that m$ supplies, you'll see what i mean above...)
February 7th, 2002, 05:19 PM
VictorKaum

You can order The Security Tool Kit CD at no charge for US customers. It includes automation scripts to quickly install all the security hotfixes recommended in the kit.

"no charge for US customers"
I'am disappointed, I cannot get it for free... :(
but there's an online version of this thing too.
February 7th, 2002, 05:24 PM
gold eagle

VictorKaum, try and see if you can get it through channels. By this I mean if your firm or vendors have US affiliates, they can send you a US copy. No sense paying for something that is free. :)
February 7th, 2002, 05:27 PM
antihaxor

Re: Free MS software.......?

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Originally posted by {P²P}Apocalypse
As well. Burried deep in the MS site is a free MS security kit on CD. They will actualy mail it to you for free. It has some tools and utilities availible on it to harden your system.

I found it! Here is the link: http://www.microsoft.com/security/kitinfo.asp

It has a few nice toys on it and it's actualy free. I know I just repeated myself. But Microsoft and free just don't seem to go togather. LOL :D

Excellent post man.....I'd hit you with some greenies but I just gave you some on another post.

Oh well.......kudos to you :)
February 7th, 2002, 07:43 PM
micael

Quote:

Originally posted by {P²P}Apocalypse
As well. Burried deep in the MS site is a free MS security kit on CD. They will actualy mail it to you for free. It has some tools and utilities availible on it to harden your system.
I found it! Here is the link: http://www.microsoft.com/security/kitinfo.asp

Good link I did know about the CD but not that it was available from MS web for free.

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Originally posted by VictorKaum
"no charge for US customers"
I'am disappointed, I cannot get it for free...
but there's an online version of this thing too.

I guess you can get the CD's from nearest MS auth reseller/shop, atleast could I get it from our local shop, they even offered it to me, but I did not know it was for free then :D.

If not ask someone who has MS technet subscription to fetch you a copy of the CD's.
February 8th, 2002, 03:30 AM
deByte

great links. :D

rgds
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