The Rest of Your PC |
Difficulty | You Should... | More Info... |
Medium | use safe boot-up and network logon passwords (CMOS/BIOS & OS), store them securely, and never give them out to anyone | |
Hard | if you don't use floppies, disable the A-drive (floppy drive) through your password protected CMOS | |
Easy | use a password-protected screensaver for your work PC (or home PC if you live with others) | Desktop Security/ Lockdown |
Medium | acquire and learn to use a permanent "file shredding"/"disk wiping" utility | File Shredding/ Disk Wiping |
Hard | acquire and use a disk or file encryption program (e.g., PGP or ScramDisk) for sensitive files | Disk/File Encryption |
Hard | acquire and learn to configure and use a PC security/lockdown program (esp. for Win9x) to prevent unauthorized access and changes to your PC (e.g., Authorize or Winshield) | Desktop Security/ Lockdown |
Hard | learn to configure and use the security features of Windows NT/2000, esp. NTFS file permissions & journaling, access control lists (ACL's), registry permissions, security event logging, and other user rights | Windows NT/2000/XP Security Info |
Hard | disable the built in "guest" account in Windows NT/2000 if no one else will be accessing or using your PC | Windows NT/2000/XP Security Info |
Hard | if you need to let other persons have access to your PC, setup and configure a secure "guest" account for your PC | Windows NT/2000/XP Security Info |
Medium | install and configure Microsoft's TweakUI (or a similar 3rd party program) to clear histories and caches routinely generated by Windows | |
Medium | turn off or custom configure MS DCOM using the dcomcnfg.exe utility | Microsoft DCOM Info EBURGER Windows Security |
Hard | configure Windows to display the extension for Scrap Files | PC Help's Home Page |
Hard | get the latest security patches/updates for your OS and Office suite | Critical Software Updates |
Medium | create an emergency boot disk ("Startup Disk") and store it in a safe place | Misc Privacy & Security Utilities |
Hard | create regular backups of your system (total, system files, personal files) |
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