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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:34 PM > To: Derick Anderson > Cc: [email protected] > 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 > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
