IT PROGRAM HOPES TO FOSTER BETTER SECURITY CHECKLISTS

摘要

Widespread electronic attacks on computer systems have become commonplace with threats ranging from remotely launched attacks on network services to malicious code spread through e-mails. To make matters worse, vulnerabilities in IT products such as operating systems are discovered almost daily. But, securing today's complex systems and products can be very complicated, arduous and time-consuming for even the most experienced system administrator. While the solutions to IT security are complex, one basic, yet effective tool is the security configuration checklist, sometimes called a lockdown or hardening guide. Basically, a checklist is a series of instructions for configuring an information technology (IT) product to a baseline or benchmark level of security.