----------------------------------------------------------- SearchWin2000.com's Security Tip ----------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S SECURITY TIP: Securing the Windows 2000 standalone Personal Computer ========================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ========================================================== SECURITY SECRETS REVEALED: FREE WEBCAST Get the step-by-step advice you need to secure your Enterprise during the June 12 "Secrets to Developing a Sound Security Plan" Webcast. Security experts from NetIQ, Trend Micro and Check Point will reveal the essentials of developing and implementing a successful security strategy to protect your corporate network infrastructure. Register now at http://webevents.road-show.com/netiq/6122001/start/register.asp?origin=sectps605 =========================================================== "Securing the Windows 2000 standalone Personal Computer" By Adesh Rampat There are many tips and tricks concerned with securing a computer connected to a network. But the Windows 2000 standalone Personal Computer requires some protection as well. Here are some of the steps you should consider when securing a Windows 2000 standalone Personal Computer: * Windows 2000 includes a feature known as Encrypting File System. You must have an NTFS volume on the drive before you can implement EFS. EFS can be applied to files and folders, and is a secure method of preventing an unauthorized user from accessing information to which he is not entitled. * If more than one person uses the PC, establish permissions for files and folders. This lets users access files and folders that apply to them, but will keep them out of files for which they are not authorized. You do this by right clicking on the file in Windows Explorer and then clicking properties. Assign rights to the file to the groups that you have established on the Security tab. * Restrict access to certain groups; for example, all users should not have the permissions to install applications or to modify configuration settings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adesh Rampat is a member of the Association of Internet Professionals, the Institute for Network Professionals and the International Webmasters Association. He has also lectured extensively on a variety of topics. ======================================================== Did you like this tip? If so, (or if not) why not let us know? Send an email to us at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and sound off. ======================================================== Featured Book ======================================================== "Windows 2000 Security Handbook" Author: Tom Sheldon and Phil Cox Publisher: McGraw-Hill Published: Dec 2000 Deploy and administer bulletproof Windows 2000 security policies. This book explains how to safeguard intranet, Internet, and e-commerce transactions with IPSec, defend against hacking, spoofing, sniffing, and DDS attacks, and secure your network with firewalls, proxy servers, and VPNs. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0072124334&ac_id=73 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discussion Forum Fever! Discuss your security issues in our Administrator Discussion Forum! It is a great place to pick up tips, share advice or post a question. Visit the forum today at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d68 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ======================================================== If you would like to sponsor this or any TechTarget.com newsletter, please contact Gabrielle DeRussy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================== If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
