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echo: nthelp
to: Geo
from: Richard B.
date: 2004-12-17 09:09:40
subject: Re: Laptop Security

From: Richard B. 

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 06:18:41 -0500, "Geo"  wrote:

>Find out his requirements, what he means by "access" then
restrict by what
>ports you allow and what internal IP's you allow him to touch, keep it to
>the bare minimum. Also I would load his machine up with firewall, AV, and I
>would probably set things up so his access would accidently
"break" every
>now and then so I could get hold of his machine and make sure it's
>secured/cleaned.

He would want email and file access which would let him touch some
important devices like the mail server.

I already do AV and firewalls on the present laptops, just not entirely
comfortable at this time not having more central control over them.  I
recall there are some products that are suppose handle this a bit more
efficiently.

- Richard

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