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The NSA Gives Their Two Cents On Securing XP/2K/NT

Posted by timothy on from the plus-inflation dept.

caino59 writes "Thier site is already slow, and must be taking a hit, but the NSA has released several guides on Securing Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT. Now go out and download the guides, and /. the NSA!"

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  1. Re:great logic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
    After all, the majority of slashdot readers use windows NT/2000/Xp.

    Maybe you're trying to be sarcastic, but it's true. Most readers of slashdot surf in on Windows.

    Plus, I would bet at least a couple of slashdot readers have "jobs", and when you have a "job" it's often in your best interest to be knowledgable about the subject.

    Sure, be high and mighty about Linux, but someone's gotta run those Windows machines for the unwashed masses.

  2. Download times and size are interesting... by (H)elix1 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'll have some quality time on the airplane, so I will probably browse what they wrote. What is struck me as interesting was large and how long mozilla's download manager says it will take to get the zip files.

    Win2K - 13,008KB, ~1.4 hours
    WinNT - 1,282 ~ 10 minutes
    WinXP - 1,713 ~12 minutes

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    +++ UGUCAUCGUAUUUCU
  3. Wait a minute.... by Repran · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Doesn't freely available security support terrorism by its very nature?

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    -- Contradictions only exist in thought - not in reality.

  4. Someone Realized by LordMyren · · Score: 2, Interesting

    -PGP has been out for years,
    -its too late
    -they're either already using encryption or will not be
    -maybe might as well help normal people secure they're information

    And every copy of Windows has one backdoor for CIA, NSA, FBI, Homeland and the three other agencies your not classified to know about.