RE: security advice

["Jimmy Sansi" <jsansi () ritzfoodservice com>]

> 2.  Disable all unneeded services
I agree, I also like to run fport and/or nmap at the machines and see what
turns up.

> 4.  I would NAT on a separate box as opposed to your server.  I'm
> assuming your server is Windows based?  Even a cheap Linksys "router"
> would be a better choice than having a Windows fileserver doing Internet
> sharing as well.
Definately, spend the $20 on ebay and pickup a cheap NAT router or firewall.
I would never recommend having a Windows system do routing on a public
facing network.

If they are using email get something to filter and scan it for viruses, or
get an AV program that will check incoming messages on the client.

-Jimmy

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