CPTTM Network Admin newsletter issue #3

Topics in this issue:

Optimizing the virtual memory of your Windows Operating System.
Securing your OS
Things needed to do before connecting your new Windows PC to Internet.

Optimizing the virtual memory of your Windows Operating System.

Virtual memory may have great impact on the performance of the Windows Operating System, gaining knowledge of tweaking the Virtual Memory is important to system administrators. Please see the following web page for the details of optimizing the virtual memory. http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm

Securing your OS

NSA has developed a series of guidance for securing common OS including Windows and Linux. Please see the following web page : http://www.nsa.gov/snac/downloads_os.cfm?MenuID=scg10.3.1.1

Things needed to do before connecting your new Windows PC to Internet.

A newly installed Windows system is vulnerable to external attack. See the following web page for a guideline about hardening your new Windows OS before connecting it to the Internet to avoid unnecessary damage. http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10877-5885509.html?tag=nl.e099.dl102705