- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Summary
- NIST Special Publication 800-68 has been created to assist IT professionals, in particularly Windows XP system administrators and information security personnel, in effectively securing Windows XP systems. It discusses Windows XP and various application security settings in technical detail. The guide provides insight into the threats and security controls that are relevant for various operational environments, such as for a large enterprise or a home office. It describes the need to document, implement, and test security controls, as well as to monitor and maintain systems on an ongoing basis. It presents an overview of the security components offered by Windows XP and provides guidance on installing, backing up, and patching Windows XP systems. It discusses security policy configuration, provides an overview of the settings in the accompanying NIST security templates, and discusses how to apply additional security settings that are not included in the NIST security templates. It demonstrates securing popular office productivity applications, Web browsers, e-mail clients, personal firewalls, antivirus software, and spyware detection and removal utilities on Windows XP systems to provide protection against viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other types of malicious code. This list is not intended to be a complete list of applications to install on Windows XP system, nor does it imply NIST's endorsement of particular commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
- Series Statement
- NIST special publication ; 800-68
- Uniform Title
- NIST special publication ; 800-68.
- Subject
- Note
- 2005.
- Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.
- Superseded by NIST Special Publication 800-68r1.
- Title from PDF title page.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- GPO Internet C 13.10:800-68
- LCCN
- GOVPUB-C13-40b5ba9295767c3df3e42ddd75dd7f9f
- OCLC
- marcive927737424
- Author
Souppaya, Murugia.
- Title
Guidance for securing Microsoft Windows XP for IT Professionals : a NIST security configuration checklist : recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology / Murugia Souppaya, Karen Kent, Paul M. Johnson.
- Publisher
Gaithersburg, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2005.
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
NIST special publication ; 800-68
NIST special publication ; 800-68.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Anti-virus
Authentication
Computer security
COTS
Email
Encryption
Firewall
Hardening
IPsec
Lockdown
Malware
Microsoft
Operating system
Security checklist
Security configuration
Security controls
Security policy
Security templates
Spyware
Threats
W
- Added Author
Johnson, Paul M.
Kent, Karen.
Souppaya, Murugia.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.). Computer Security Division.
- Other Standard Identifier
GOVPUB-C13-40b5ba9295767c3df3e42ddd75dd7f9f
- Gpo Item No.
0247 (online)
- Sudoc No.
C 13.10:800-68