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24th December 2010 | 16:19

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Saab Dastard

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From: Twickenham, home of rugby

Here's a few suggestions:

Password protect the BIOS. Set a Power-on password.
Don't allow booting from removable media - USB / CD / floppy.
Set strong passwords for any required accounts, including administrator - min. 10 characters, combining alpha / numeric / special characters.
Rename the Administrator account to something else - e.g. "&^admin" that is easy for you to remember but hard for someone to guess.
Disable or delete unnecessary accounts, e.g. Guest.
Consider installing whole-disk or folder encryption if you have sensitive data.
Ensure that you have at least Windows firewall running, preferably something a little stronger.
If using wifi, configure to only connect to Access points, not ad-hoc devices (other PCs).

SD

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