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RE: Secure Backups
From: <rolando_ruiz () jetaviation com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:35:31 -0400
Every response I'm getting leans to "least privilege" rule. I totally agree. Particularly with using easy to manage domain accounts instead of local accounts on every server. I've been doing some audits on servers and domain and this place has way too many accounts used for different purposes and now records of their intended use. We have Veritas and Backup Exec here. The administrator account seems to be the primary account used for all backups. My question is; should I consider making Domain Admins group the only group allowed to run backups? Or is using groups not a good idea in this case? Should I limit backup processes to one account? Or a "Backup Operators" group? If so, should this group be local or domain? I thank you all for your suggestions. ________________________________________ Jet Aviation Holdings, Inc. Rolando Ruiz PC Technician 113 Charles A Lindbergh Drive Teterboro / United States 07608 Tel. +1 (201) 462 - 4094 Fax +1 (201) 288 - 4892 rolando_ruiz () jetaviation com www.jetaviation.com -----Original Message----- From: Dan Bogda [mailto:dan.bogda () kintera com] Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:03 PM To: Ruiz, Rolando; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Secure Backups Rolando, You should stick with least privileges necessary to perform the function. If you can get away with read only access to the file systems do so. You may also want to provide different accounts between environments or machine types(i.e. dev, production; unix, windows, etc.) Also, do not let users use the accounts and make sure to change the passwords on a fixed schedule. I would also lean towards a domain account so that you can easily monitor usage, change the password and globally disable when necessary. It's harder to track x number of local accounts and when they were last used, changed, etc. Good luck, Dan -----Original Message----- From: rolando_ruiz () jetaviation com [mailto:rolando_ruiz () jetaviation com] Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 1:34 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Secure Backups Hello security world, I'd like to establish a secure and reliable backup procedure. Currently, the person whom had this responsibility has not been using standard procedures throughout our network. Things I'm looking for include account type to use (local or domain - admin or not), and what rights should this account have in each server? I'm assuming that the account should hold enough admin rights on each box to be able to run the job but I'm unsure if it should hold complete administrator rights. Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. With best regards, Rolando Ruiz --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, without disrupting your career or home life. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, without disrupting your career or home life. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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