Common-Sense Security Techniques
A system administrator can have the best system security measures in place, but without the users’ cooperation, system security will be compromised. The system administrator must teach common-sense rules regarding system security, such as the following:
Use proper passwords. Countless sites use passwords such as admin or supervisor for their root accounts.
Don’t give your password to anyone, no matter who he says he is. One of the best system crackers of our time said that he would simply pose as a system support person, ask a user for a password, and get free reign with the system.
If you walk away from the system, log out or lock the screen. Think of the damage if someone walked up to your station and sent a ...
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