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LeeTom
Oct 29, 2004, 04:47 PM
From Slashdot:
"The National Security Agency has just released a Security Configuration Guide for Apple Mac OS X (pdf (http://www.nsa.gov/snac/os/applemac/osx_client_final_v.1.pdf)). The guide mostly contains common sense configuration information that applies to many Unix systems. It also includes specific discussion for Apple's unique features such as Keychain and FileVault. It should be useful to most Mac OS X users and will be particularly useful for US Government organisations that use Mac OS X and for commercial IT Departments that are supporting Mac OS X. A range of other NSA Security Configuration guides for other operating systems, applications, and IT kit are also available (http://www.nsa.gov/snac/)."

link (http://it.slashdot.org/it/04/10/29/1353206.shtml?tid=179&tid=172&tid=3)



Apple Hobo
Oct 29, 2004, 05:40 PM
A range of other NSA Security Configuration guides for other operating systems


The NSA Guide to Windows Security

Step 1: Dump Windows and get a Mac.

If you have further questions, please refer to step 1.

©2004 NSA

:p

MoparShaha
Oct 29, 2004, 05:40 PM
Yeah, I saw that on /. this morning. I thought it was very cool.

Counterfit
Oct 29, 2004, 05:45 PM
(I work for NASA; almost everyone in our group has Mac OS X on our desktops and Linux in the server room. Our supervisor is the only Windows user. Yes, he's developing pointy hair.) Hee hee :D

combatcolin
Oct 29, 2004, 06:15 PM
Dilbert i take it?