Windows Security

[jennyk]

What I want to do is crete a financial/development box on a home network and am looking for the best way to do this.

- What firewall/av package would allow me the most control to blacklist everything going in and out and only whitelist which IPs can be connected to.

- Should I use Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008?

- How can I configure the Windows system for more security and control?

- I'm more of a Linux guy so I don't do Windows Systems.

[sweety8786]

I think you might use Windows 7.

[Dencandy]

Any of the software paid-for firewalls on the market will allow you to precisely tarket what goes in and out of your system. Examples include Zone Alarm Pro & Comodo Firewall Pro.

[bludgard]

Windows 7 has the native firewall that can be configured pretty much any way you want it.It may be a little more involved than some software,but it works great for me and you can create custom rules for incoming and outgoing traffic.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7security/thread/2267f39b-27f7-4100-a09d-d84c82c5dbc1

[Matan Schatzman]

we should proper kept in mind that fire wall are totally protected and you have also a good anti- vrus too.its best for security of your windows see that your firewall works greatly otherwise its creates a huge problem

[logoonlinepros]

Windows essential is best to protect you computer from any type of virus try it i hope you satisfied with this antivirus software.

[bludgard]

Windows essential is best to protect you computer from any type of virus try it i hope you satisfied with this antivirus software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a great anti virus/malware for authentic Windows operating systems.Good as any other program in my opinion for general home use.Free or otherwise.

I've tested it.:0

B)

[MANEMAN]

Hi Jenny, and the rest of the guys.

I have noted that you have posted this in quite a few locations on the internet.

with profound apologies, I can only quote back to you vhat I have found at this space in time:

Time is money, - money iztz time, - My Mother has the Chicken soup ready. I ask you, vhat else can I do but plagiarise ? These are hard economic times already.

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Ok I don't understand.. is for Home or Business.

Windows Server doesn't really provide additional security per say over Windows non-Server.

But what it does support, is the ability to create a domain so that non-Server Windows can join to, and run system wide security software like Norton anti-virus (where the server has the main A/V tool, and all other computer has a light version which communicates with the server for scanning), or Microsoft ForeFront security, or also support a main point SharePoint or Exchange layout, or any programs/services that work that way.

If you want a real secure network because you are a business, you can buy a hardware firewall, advance fancy menchy router, with a hardware spam e-mail server. However each unit is extremely expensive... it can cost easily over 10k each unit for a bass line model.

The idea of these units is to provide maximum security. The Spam-filter e-mail unit is to protect your users from getting the spam and fell for it, let alone open viruses. The hardware firewall is designed to provide maximum control

and is designed to be very difficult to hack. It's design to block an attack by a person who spends month trying to hack the system to steel your company precious information which they usually sell for several thousands of dollars or millions to the black market, depending on what the hacker got.

A hacker doesn't care about your hotmail password, and pictures of your family. So usually an attack is made from a computer which execute common attacks on multiple IP's. A router will block that, and even block attacks from a new low-skilled hacker and popular hacks that can't be done automatically by a computers properly.

Windows Vista/7 feature a full firewall software system integrated deeply in the OS (XP firewall was a joke, how many people saw their programs access the net BEFORE Windows inform you about it raise their hand? Ok, how the contrary (too many hand raised ).)

Windows Vista/7 allows you to control inbound and outbound directions, by controlling a either a specified port range or program or service. It allows follows a 3 profile system Home, Business and Public network

It beats most firewall software out there.

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[Matan Schatzman]

The first thing that comes to mind when most people think of security software is anti-virus protection, the backbone of any good security setup. (Anti-virus software is not optional.) In addition to protecting you from viruses -- one of the original and still popular incarnations of malware -- these programs also protect you from a host of other malicious programs like Trojans and worms. Good anti-virus software will scan any new data as it arrives, including files downloaded from the Internet, as well as USB drives and iPods. It will also continuously watch for strange behavior, so, if a program starts acting like a virus, even if it isn't on a list of confirmed troublemakers, the anti-virus will shut it down. We recommend you update your anti-virus and run a scan at least once a week.

[MANEMAN]

We - recommend you update your anti-virus and run a scan at least once a week.

Would you like to introduce us to the "WE" that you speak of ?

(As in ""WE" recommend you.")

As far as we are aware you have posted as a singular person (Matan Schatzman) and would be appreciative of any information to which the "WE" refers to.

Your post though greatly appreciated would seem to contain less information than could have been gleaned from a Yahoo ! search.

We await your informative answer.

John.

[MANEMAN]

Mr./Mrs./Master./Miss/Ms./ Shatzman.

Could anyone here offer you assistance in getting out of your "DeLorean" to answer a few questions ?

John. :)