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Hardening Policies

One of the easiest targets for a hacker is an unpatched unhardened system. These documents are provided by the Office of Information Technology for end users who wish to increase the security of their systems. Please choose your operating system from the list below.

Windows XP Hardening Guide (PDF)
Windows 2000 Hardening Guide (PDF)
Mac OS X Hardening Guide (PDF)
UNIX Hardening Guide (PDF)