Cis windows 2000 benchmark

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Latest Insider. Check out the latest Insider stories here. More from the IDG Network. Windows Professional has been widely adopted as the desktop client of choice for both private-sector organizations and government agencies. In the two years since its release, Win2K Pro has proven to be a viable IT interface solution for even the most demanding environments.

Windows Professional offers numerous security mechanisms to control and monitor access. It addresses many of the issues related to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, resources, and network services.

However, nearly every useful security feature of Win2K Pro and Windows Server, for that matter must be configured and implemented after the initial install by a system administrator.

There is no shortage of recommended checklists and step-by-step guides to implement security on Win2K client systems. I've personally reviewed and even written a few of these myself.

The problem is that most are developed from a singular viewpoint and can quickly become dated due to lack of upkeep. However, a new benchmark and security scoring utility addresses both those problems. The CIS The CIS is a not-for-profit consortium of more than security professionals, organizations, and agencies from around the world whose primary mission is to prevent businesses and government agencies from becoming victims of cybercrimes due to inadequate IT security.

To that end, the CIS develops, publishes, and maintains security checklists, baselines, and analysis tools for a wide variety of operating systems. OS vendors are consulted, but they are not allowed to be members.

Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. You are viewing this page in an unauthorized frame window. NCP Special Publication. Checklist Repository. Checklist Summary : This document is a security benchmark for the Microsoft Windows Professional operating system for workstations. Section 1 of this guide is a summary checklist of the configuration settings that constitute a Windows Professional compliant computer system.