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"Hardening" - the pros and cons?
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<blockquote data-quote="Zorro" data-source="post: 864593" data-attributes="member: 80312"><p>It's no secret that in Windows many different protective functions are disabled by default, but something, on the contrary, is already enabled from the very beginning. It is probably no coincidence that Microsoft leaves some features disabled. There are special programs for “hardening" the system, with which you can activate or deactivate certain functions, change the settings. Personally, I used the syshardener program. Many use Andy’s Hard Configurator. But sometimes you think, and maybe with the programs “hardeners” there are more problems than convenience? Is the system really worth the hardening? One combination of security programs (anti-virus class of Internet security) plus compliance with safety rules on the Internet, when working with mail, etc. not enough? What are the pros and cons of hardening the system, and what will be better - an anti-virus class of Internet security + own caution or hardened system + own caution? Are successful combinations of system hardening with security programs possible without explicit / hidden conflicts? For example, while I personally have not had any conflicts, but maybe I just do not deeply examine the program logs, and apparently does not indicate anything about the problems. In addition, security programs are constantly updated, additional functions appear and how it will be compatible with system hardening is unclear, and it will be difficult to search for reasons, since hardening affects many parameters. What is your opinion? What method of protecting the system will you choose to vote?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zorro, post: 864593, member: 80312"] It's no secret that in Windows many different protective functions are disabled by default, but something, on the contrary, is already enabled from the very beginning. It is probably no coincidence that Microsoft leaves some features disabled. There are special programs for “hardening" the system, with which you can activate or deactivate certain functions, change the settings. Personally, I used the syshardener program. Many use Andy’s Hard Configurator. But sometimes you think, and maybe with the programs “hardeners” there are more problems than convenience? Is the system really worth the hardening? One combination of security programs (anti-virus class of Internet security) plus compliance with safety rules on the Internet, when working with mail, etc. not enough? What are the pros and cons of hardening the system, and what will be better - an anti-virus class of Internet security + own caution or hardened system + own caution? Are successful combinations of system hardening with security programs possible without explicit / hidden conflicts? For example, while I personally have not had any conflicts, but maybe I just do not deeply examine the program logs, and apparently does not indicate anything about the problems. In addition, security programs are constantly updated, additional functions appear and how it will be compatible with system hardening is unclear, and it will be difficult to search for reasons, since hardening affects many parameters. What is your opinion? What method of protecting the system will you choose to vote? [/QUOTE]
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