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Secure Linux Desktop
I'm looking for hints about secure linux desktops. Securing servers is no problem. Most recent Software Updates, run only the services required etc. But what about desktops? I'm thinking about details ...
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How to disable Firewire in OpenBSD/Linux to prevent attacks through Firewire?
Since Firewire lacks security, allowing a plugged-in device to access host memory, it's a good thing to fully disable it. If we're not using the BIOS to disable the Firewire port then how could we do ...
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Security Risk of Disabling forceguest in non-AD Environment
Our application group is looking to deploy a product which requires that we disable forceguest in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa. We are running on a Novell network (I know, I ...
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Whitelisting applications in Windows7
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 come with a security tool called Applocker. This allows admins to restrict applications to a specific white list which can be as granular as the individual application ...
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How do I apply a security baseline to Windows 2008 R2?
I've setup a Windows 2008 R2 server with an Active Directory Domain Services role. I would like to apply the Specialized Security – Limited Functionality (SSLF) security baseline to it, but am unsure ...
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Windows hardening
Can anyone point me at some good resources on Windows hardening? From 2003 upwards.
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Hardening Linux Server
We have already had questions on here about Hardening Apache, Hardening PHP and Securing SSH.
To continue this trend I am interested in what steps people take to harden Linux servers. As in what ...
