Both Windows and *nix have robust security models. Windows can implement an ACL on just about every object you can access - down to the thread level.
Cheers Ken From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2010 3:15 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix Not to start a flame war or anything, but I was under the impression that Mac OS/X was significantly *more* secure than a comparable Windows machine, due to the *nix security model? Asking for information here, trying to learn, not trying to start a Mac Vs. Windows thread (there are enough of those, that I don't need to start one! <G>) [John-Aldrich][Perception_2] From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 2:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix We have about a dozen Macs here at the Museum. I give them each dual monitor set-ups, with Parallels and Windows with Microsoft Office so they can Outlook to their e-mail. So far, Mac doesn't really have a good Rendezvous/Outlook set-up, although OWA is very good and getting better. As I stroll by, I see that each Mac user keeps Office up on one monitor, so that Outlook is always open. Each of the Macs can already connect to our PC servers where they keep all their files. I give Remote Desktop access to those who either PC or Mac from the outside. Way too many security openings for Macs, this would not be good with a very secure network... From: Jeff Steward [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 2:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac and Windows mix Don't knock yourself out here Matt, I'm just curious how one manages these issues in a mixed environment. I have one Mac user who works part time so we set him up with a Remote Desktop client and he works in a Terminal Server session. Regards, Jeff Steward On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Apple Remote Desktop is more akin to the Windows Management MMC, MS Remote Desktop and the SysInternals Power Tools rolled into one package. Open Directory is more akin to Group Policy. I will see what I can find out about those regulations. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District On Sep 7, 2010, at 11:21 AM, "Jeff Steward" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: HIPAA SOX MA 201 CMR 17.00 To varying degrees they all boil down to: We define a security policy that meets the regulatory requirements and base configurations to meet that policy and then report regularly on performance to standards. I see from one of your follow-up posts that Apple Remote Desktop is akin to Group Policy. -Jeff Steward On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Can you be more specific? What standards are you needing to be compliant to? An example regulation would help me answer your question. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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