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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Security Implementation
Version 1.4b Option 1
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................4
II. PHYSICAL SECURITY ......................................................................................................4
III. USER ACCOUNTS AND PASSWORDS...............................................................................6
ADDING A NEW USER ACCOUNT ....................................................................................................6
DISABLE / DELETE ACCOUNTS.....................................................................................................7
ASSIGN STRONG PASSWORDS.......................................................................................................7
SECURE THE ADMINI STRATO R ACCOUNT .......................................................................................9
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SECURE GUEST ACCOUNT ...........................................................................................................9
PREVENT THE GUEST ACCOUNT FRO M VIEWING EVENT LOGS......................................................... 10
PASSWORD RESET DISK ............................................................................................................ 10
MANAGING PASSWO RDS ........................................................................................................... 10
WELCOME SCREEN................................................................................................................... 11
WARNING MESSAGE................................................................................................................. 12
IV. FILE SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................ 13
FILE SYSTEM........................................................................................................................... 13
PRIVATE FOLDERS ................................................................................................................... 14
V. KEEPING YOUR SYSTEM SECURE................................................................................ 14
PATCHES ................................................................................................................................ 14
SECURITY ALERTS ................................................................................................................... 16
TESTING SECURITY SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 17
VI. FIREWALLS .................................................................................................................... 18
INTERNET CONNECTION FIREWALL (ICF) .................................................................................... 19
RESPONDING TO AN ATTACK ..................................................................................................... 22
THIRD PARTY PERSONA L FIREWALLS.......................................................................................... 23
VII. ANTIVIRUS / VIRUS PROTECTION ........................................................................... 25
FORMS O F THREATS ................................................................................................................. 25
IDENTIFYING MALI CIOUS SO FTWARE ........................................................................................... 26
INFO RMATION SOURCES............................................................................................................ 27
PROTECTING YOU R CO MPUTER ................................................................................................... 29
REPAIRING AN INFECTED SY STEM ............................................................................................... 30
VIII. BACKUP AND RECOVERY ......................................................................................... 30
BACKUP METHOD .................................................................................................................... 31
MEDIA TYPES.......................................................................................................................... 31
INTERIUM BACKUPS WITH WINDOWS BACKUP.............................................................................. 33
BACKUP RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................... 34
THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS .......................................................................................................... 35
MISCELLA NEOUS SITES............................................................................................................. 35
DISA STER RECOVERY ............................................................................................................... 36
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