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Re: Workstation Screensaver Lock Timeouts
From: "Mitchell Rowton" <mrowton () bdo com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:06:08 -0500
http://www.sans.org/resources/policies/Acceptable_Use_Policy.doc My vote for 10 minutes...
<saliskor () cyberus ca> 03/26/04 08:31AM >>>
The security policy at one of my clients dictates that all workstations will activate password protected screensavers after a period of user inactivity. The policy does not state what the timeout period is, in order to allow the organization some flexibility. My questions are: Is there an industry norm for the timeout? What timeout do you think is appropriate for a medium security enterprise such as Military (unclassified workstations) law enforcement, Law offices, Financial institutions, etc. The building is physically secure, although members of the public, clients, etc are allowed access with loose escort, and may or may not be left alone in an area for short periods. Any opinions or suggestions are appreciated. Rick NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments to it may contain privileged and confidential information from BDO Seidman, LLP. This information is only for the viewing or use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of, or the taking of any action in reliance upon, the information contained in this e-mail, or any of the attachments to this e-mail, is strictly prohibited and that this e-mail and all of the attachments to this e-mail, if any, must be immediately returned to BDO Seidman, LLP or destroyed and, in either case, this e-mail and all attachments to this e-mail must be immediately deleted from your computer without making any copies thereof. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify BDO Seidman, LLP by e-mail immediately. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Workstation Screensaver Lock Timeouts saliskor (Mar 26)
- RE: Workstation Screensaver Lock Timeouts frcmsec (Mar 29)
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- Re: Workstation Screensaver Lock Timeouts Mitchell Rowton (Mar 30)
- Re: Workstation Screensaver Lock Timeouts saliskor (Mar 30)
- RE: Workstation Screensaver Lock Timeouts JTH (Mar 30)
- RE: Workstation Screensaver Lock Timeouts Phillip McCollum (Mar 30)