Re: Windows Awareness Question

[Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU>]

James Moore wrote:

> I need a resource to take someone through step by step what they need to
> do when they buy a new PC.  It was assembled months ago, it doesn't have
> 50 patches it needs, and ...
>
> I have been asked for a "Where do we start" article.  When I help
> friends out at home, I burn the latest free firewall, free antivirus,
> free ad-aware, and free anti-spyware to a CD, load that before
> connecting to the network, and then start windowsupdate after everything
> else is loaded.
>
> How do you advise users of home systems, and students?

http://www.jmu.edu/computing/security/startsafe.shtml


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Gary Flynn
Security Engineer - Technical Services
James Madison University

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