December 21, 2000 09:21 PM

Dangerous Services, Part 2

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Randy Franklin Smith
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In Part 1 of this article, I described several services in Windows 2000 that open potential doors to attackers or present Denial of Service (DoS) targets. Here, in Part 2, I’ll share some other important tips for keeping your systems secure from network attacks.

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Services are definitely an area for concern but I don't think all services listed are dangerous. I think this article might egg on over zealous security Nazis. Security is subjective depending on the company's needs such as type of business, size, and company policy. DMZ's absolutely lock them down, corporate LAN's it really depends, you don't want to unnecessarily pee off the natives.

Kurt Smith 11/21/2003 10:46:08 AM

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