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Re: Essential Services on Windows Server 2008
From: Eric Case <ecase () EMAIL ARIZONA EDU>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 16:44:40 -0700
While you are doing this, you may also want to look at removing unnecessary optional components with Sysocmgr http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773290(WS.10).aspx (or ocsetup for 2008). Some "keywords" you would use are: OEAccess = off fax = off msnexplr = off msmsgs = off -Eric Eric Case, CISSP eric (at) ericcase (dot) com http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericcase From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Sherry Horeanopoulos Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 2:02 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Essential Services on Windows Server 2008 We're plowing through a worksheet for PCI compliance on our BlackBoard Transaction system and the BB Sys Admin is trying to go through all the services that are running (like a good PCI Compliant Sys Admin would do..) to get the list down to only the necessary stuff (as required by PCI). Perhaps some/all of you have gone through the default running services on an MS Server 2008 server and have pared down to the minimum possible services. If so, could you share the results with us? (This server is running McAfee, BlackBoard (and IIS)and is being backed up by Commvault - so those processes are identifiable.) Thanks for any input you may have.
Current thread:
- Essential Services on Windows Server 2008 Sherry Horeanopoulos (May 14)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Essential Services on Windows Server 2008 Christopher Jones (May 14)
- Re: Essential Services on Windows Server 2008 Eric Case (May 14)