RE: What server hardening are you doing these days?

Okay, now I'm just chuckling. Have you actually downloaded these guides? The
Win2K3 NSA OS security guide IS the Microsoft guide. One and the same.
Copyrights intact. S A M E  G U I D E. 

Again, the NSA puts the MICROSOFT Win2K3 security guide on the NSA site
because it is solid, tested, and very, very well-done. 

Laura

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Syv Ritch [mailto:tux@911networks.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:34 PM
> To: Derick Anderson
> Cc: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Re: What server hardening are you doing these days?
>
> Derick Anderson wrote:
>
> > I also stick to Microsoft best practices when it comes to Microsoft 
> > servers, it's just safer that way. I haven't yet implemented the 
> > Windows
> > 2003 Security guide templates (for fear of breaking our production
> > environment) but I plan to do that after I've taken care of 
> some other 
> > more basic issues (domain split, network split, user 
> lockdown, etc.).
> >
>
> Maybe you should reconsider. There is lot better than MS when 
> it comes to advising on security.
>
> http://www.nsa.gov/snac/downloads_all.cfm
>
> The NSA. They have both guides and templates. It actually 
> works and is far more secure than the MS advice.
>
> --
> Thanks
> http://www.911networks.com
> When the network has to work Cisco/Microsoft
>
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