System Administration

SANS Step-by-Step Consensus Guides

Information Security at Georgia Tech has purchased a license to distribute these industry standard recommendations. We have documents for Linux vol. 1 and Linux vol. 2, Windows NT Security, Windows 2000 Security, and Solaris Security. Please note that these files are for students, faculty, and staff of Georgia Tech ONLY. The files are not accessible off the Georgia Tech campus. Please do NOT redistribute.

Windows 2000 Vulnerabilities and Solutions

A SANS briefing on Windows 2000 know security problems and their solutions.

CERT Home Network Security

The CERT recommendations for protecting and securing computers used at home (or residence halls).

Network Scanning

We will be scanning your system(s) to ensure that you have fixed well-known security vulnerabilities.

Windows Security

A few security tips for Windows PC users.

UNIX Security

Security tips for UNIX system administrators. Please note that if you are running Linux, you are a UNIX administrator whether you wanted to be or not.

Vendor Security Support Sites

Links to vendor sites for alerts, advisories, patches, and more.

Purdue University COAST Security Archive

Comprehensive compilation of security information and software tools.