RE: Oh Dear, Where to start?!

From: <AKaasjager(at)enertel.nl>
Date: Thu Jun 26 2003 - 11:51:48 EDT

> So basically, if you had to start from nothing, where
> would you start first? What would you consider to be
> the most important things to be implemented? I am
> literally working from ground zero here... heh!

Ahhh... the joys of being a sysadmin :-)

If I were you, I'd first of all put a lock on any machine that is offering services to all users - and I mean a physical one. (You'd be surprised how many people consider themselves admin/root just because they have a PC at home...)
Then I'd start securing those servers on software level, followed by migrating any services offered by users' machines.

Set a standard OS version, create a locked down version of it and apply imaging software like Norton's Ghost - if at all possible. One standard config makes tech support so much easier! BTW: apply DHCP/DNS in the network, I'm afraid all those people have their own IP/hosts setups....

I know it's not very detailed, and lacks in more specific info; but I hope its helpful anyway!

Good luck!
Alex  

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Received on Thu Jun 26 13:12:38 2003