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May 10, 2006 | Comments: (0)

How to Secure Windows

List of dozens of steps that can be used to secure Microsoft Windows

Download this Microsoft Word document table listing dozens of steps, ranked by criticality, that can be used to strengthen Microsoft Windows.

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Table courtesy of my latest book, Professional Windows Desktop and Server Hardening (Wrox)

Posted by Roger Grimes on May 10, 2006 03:50 PM


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Enable Data Execution Protection in MyComputer/Properties/Advanced/Performance! Select "all programs and services," especially if supported in hardware? This will stop nearly 100% of buffer overflow attacks if you have an AMD or Intel 64-bit CPU.

Posted by: John Petz at May 16, 2006 10:39 AM

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