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Securing a High School Windows XP Computer Lab?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the locking-your-windows dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "My SO just inherited a computer lab from a departed teacher who was no security guru. These are Windows XP systems, and security basically consists of a password on the admin account, a subscription to McAfee Security Center, and a free Internet filter. The students have access through a non-passworded 'limited' user account that doesn't seem to limit much. They have been going in and changing settings, downloading games and music, and generally screwing the computers up during class time, in many cases leaving them unusable. As the geek in our house, she has asked me to give her a hand, but while I have dealt with some security issues in the past, it was to protect against remote intruders, not against someone who has to have access to the keyboard. Any suggestions on the best way to lock these systems down?"

3 of 533 comments (clear)

  1. Re:An Idea... by NickCatal · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yes. Because you know, Linux is going to take over the workplace and OpenOffice is going to cause a revolt.

    Linux skills are pointless for 95% of today's high school students.

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    -nick
  2. Easy by tktk · · Score: 1, Troll

    Remove all the power cords, and put epoxy in the resulting empty power sockets.

  3. Turn everything off by bcmm · · Score: 1, Troll

    Students won't be able to do anything, so it will be totally secure. A lot of schools have had great successes with this approach.

    --
    # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
    Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.