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Securing Your Internal Network from Windows?

Posted by Cliff on from the protecting-your-network-externally-and-internally dept.

acacord asks: "I am the Network Admin for a medium-sized law firm (hold the flames, please). We are one of the few Macintosh-based firms left. All of our workstations (near 150) will have been migrated to Mac OS X 10.2.2 by the end of the year. We have a couple users who think that they know more than the IT department and therefore insist that they maintain WinXP boxes on their desks. How should I configure a segment of my network for them, and them only, to make sure that the remainder of my networks are not susceptible to any of their natural security 'features' . Any and all ideas are welcome."

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  1. Re:What threat? by majestynine · · Score: 3, Troll
    It's just the editor Cliff.

    Ask Slashdot: Securing Your Internal Network from Windows?
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    I mean no offence guys and gals,, but all he does is post stories that really shouldnt be!

    EXAMPLE

    Windows 2000, Samba and Cancelling Print Jobs?

    A question that was best suited for a mailing list, not an Ask Slashdot, and answered by myself in the first four comments.

    Maybe Cliff should start thinking about the questions before letting them hit the front page of Slashdot.