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Foil 34 Recommendations (1)

From NPAC Computer and Network Capabilities Tango Group Internal Technology Seminars -- Spring 99. by Roman Markowski


Security Policy - I
  • strong account management
  • use difficult passwords; close accounts with weak passwords
  • computers must be logged-out or locked when employees are away from offices
  • account should be deactivated after a certain period of inactivity
  • check traffic logs regularly; use scanning tools: tiger, SATAN, crack; install firewall and filters in routers
  • install security patches from vendors, newest versions of software
  • use encryption (ssh, scp, slogin)
  • disable unix r-commands, finger, tftp, etc
  • carefully install anonymous FTP (read only!)



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