Security: Hardening

According to Webster, "In computing, hardening is the process of securing a system". Here in IST we have ever evolving procedures we apply to our workstations and our servers. Being such a moving target makes it difficult to keep the documentation up-to-date. One of the most current relavant sites is the Security: How to Documents page. Other pages that cover specifics to do with securing of Windows computers are listed below:

Servers

Windows Server 2003 Security via IPSec
Windows 2000 Server Security via IPSec

Workstations

Workstation Security via IPSec
Local changes Applied to a Managed ADS Workstation
How to Configure Your PC to Academic Support Standards: Manual Changes Applied
Hardening Windows XP Professional
Protect your PC: 3 steps to help ensure your PC is protected (Microsoft site)

Created by Manfred Grisebach, July 2005