Re: Which Windows OS is Safest

["MARTIN M. Bénoni" <benoni_martin () hotmail com>]

IIS 6.0 is far more secured than last versions of IIS! Nearly everything has 
been turned off by default.


> From: Balaji Prasad <bp1974 () comcast net>
> To: "Mailing List, Security Basics" <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> Subject: Re: Which Windows OS is Safest
> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:33:13 -0700
>
> safe and windows dont go together ... :)
> Win2K SP3 without IIS sitting behind an industrial strength FW/IDS solution 
> should be safe enough. If you are planning to run Active Directory, make 
> sure it is on a separate network segment, properly isolated from the one 
> connected to your intranet/internet.
>
>
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:15:42 +0300, Artturi Lehtiö <artturil () yahoo co uk> 
> wrote:
>
> >  I would like to know what is regarded as the safest Windows OS as I need 
> > to
> > set up a few new computers for system administrators to use and I would 
> > like
> > to use a Windows OS as the system administrators who will be using the
> > computers have only experience with Windows. I know that the wisest thing 
> > to
> > do wouold be to teach them how to use another OS like OpenBSD but it isn't
> > possible.
> >
> >  Thanks.
> >
> >  Artturi Lehtiö
> >  artturi.lehtio () vidafalt com
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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