Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Security Handbook

General Broadband Security Tips

If you have a broadband connection, you absolutely need to be security aware. You should have several good solutions in place to protect your machines from the Internet. If you don't, it is only a matter of time before you are hit. That is the reality of today's Internet. If you can't list what precautions you have taken expressly to secure your broadband connection, it is not secure.

Naked Windows 9x machines should not be connected to broadband networks. Windows 9x was not designed to be a secure operating system, and if you desire proof, hang one on a broadband network for a period of time and you'll get it. Broadband connections should be made with good, network-strength, security-conscious, properly configured ...