Standard Security Practices for Windows NT

ID: Q166992


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SUMMARY

Any security breach that requires access to administrative privileges needs to be dealt with using the appropriate security policy. This applies to all commercial operating systems, including Windows NT and UNIX.


MORE INFORMATION

Security is achieved through a combination of technology and policy. In order to maintain a highly secure environment, standard security practices should be followed, including:

For more information on other security topics, see the Microsoft Security Advisor site at: http://www.microsoft.com/security/.

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Keywords          : ntdomain ntsecurity NTSrvWkst 
Version           : winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: June 28, 1999