Anyone use (MBSA) Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer?
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I apply all the latest patches from windows update and it still says all my pcs are severe risks. Also is it possible to have it ignore the Password never expires problem. I tend to believe if you have people change their password too frequently they will forget it and require it to be reset frequently. After getting tired of this they just tape it to their pc or place a sticky note somewhere on their desk which is way less security than letting them keep their same password... John
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I apply all the latest patches from windows update and it still says all my pcs are severe risks. Also is it possible to have it ignore the Password never expires problem. I tend to believe if you have people change their password too frequently they will forget it and require it to be reset frequently. After getting tired of this they just tape it to their pc or place a sticky note somewhere on their desk which is way less security than letting them keep their same password... John
I'm downloading it now, I'll see what I can figure out [EDIT]Some warnings are custom settings. For example my Outlook Security is set to Custom (I allow only trusted domains) and it would prefer I were on Medium instead. As for the never expires password, it doesn't even check on XP Pro not on a domain, so I'm not sure about that. As for the updates, there are a few that I have never seen on Windows Update.[/EDIT] Matt Newman
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I apply all the latest patches from windows update and it still says all my pcs are severe risks. Also is it possible to have it ignore the Password never expires problem. I tend to believe if you have people change their password too frequently they will forget it and require it to be reset frequently. After getting tired of this they just tape it to their pc or place a sticky note somewhere on their desk which is way less security than letting them keep their same password... John
I've used it, after applying everything I can think of to protect it, and after installing all the available security patches. It still reports severe risk. I guess they know best... I suspect that the only way to make a server secure by the standards of this tool is to disconnect all the NICs and modems.
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I've used it, after applying everything I can think of to protect it, and after installing all the available security patches. It still reports severe risk. I guess they know best... I suspect that the only way to make a server secure by the standards of this tool is to disconnect all the NICs and modems.
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- Proposed Sign at CA/AZ BorderRoger Wright wrote: It still reports severe risk. I guess they know best... Thanks. I was wondering if it was just me... John
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Roger Wright wrote: It still reports severe risk. I guess they know best... Thanks. I was wondering if it was just me... John
I managed to get mine down to potential risk. The only reason it was that was because it couldn't determine if some updates were installed (they were) and my Office 2000 Macro settings were too low (I don't have Office 2000 installed :suss: ) Matt Newman
Sonork: 100:11179 "Jokes should at least try to be intelligent - this is just toilet humor" - Heath Stewart -
I apply all the latest patches from windows update and it still says all my pcs are severe risks. Also is it possible to have it ignore the Password never expires problem. I tend to believe if you have people change their password too frequently they will forget it and require it to be reset frequently. After getting tired of this they just tape it to their pc or place a sticky note somewhere on their desk which is way less security than letting them keep their same password... John
They realize that there are security problems inherent in the OS, I suppose. :-D "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein
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I managed to get mine down to potential risk. The only reason it was that was because it couldn't determine if some updates were installed (they were) and my Office 2000 Macro settings were too low (I don't have Office 2000 installed :suss: ) Matt Newman
Sonork: 100:11179 "Jokes should at least try to be intelligent - this is just toilet humor" - Heath StewartMatt Newman wrote: (MBSA) Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer From the likes of this thread, this sounds like another winner of an app to me. :rolleyes: "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein
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Matt Newman wrote: (MBSA) Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer From the likes of this thread, this sounds like another winner of an app to me. :rolleyes: "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein
Navin wrote: From the likes of this thread, this sounds like another winner of an app to me. Its nice because it points out things I normally wouldn't think of, but it kind of craps out with beta-ware and previously lingering unistalled software reg keys Matt Newman
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I apply all the latest patches from windows update and it still says all my pcs are severe risks. Also is it possible to have it ignore the Password never expires problem. I tend to believe if you have people change their password too frequently they will forget it and require it to be reset frequently. After getting tired of this they just tape it to their pc or place a sticky note somewhere on their desk which is way less security than letting them keep their same password... John
Thanks for all who answered... So it is not just me... John