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Firewalls

by John R. Vacca, Scott Ellis
December 2004
Intermediate to advanced
448 pages
16h 40m
English
Digital Press
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19.2 System administration
Continued system administration should be the rule, not the exception.
It is recommended that sites do the following:
Standardize operating system versions and software, making
installation of patches and security fixes more manageable.
Institute a program for efficient site-wide installation of patches
and new software.
Use services to assist in centralizing system administration if it
will result in better administration and better security.
Perform periodic scans and checks of server systems to detect
common vulnerabilities and errors in configuration, and to ensure
that a communication pathway exists between system ...
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