german gov't PC security recommendations

[davidh]

6 February 2012, 10:10
German government makes recommendations for secure Windows PCs

BSI logo The German Federal Office of Information Security (BSIGerman language link, BSI English) has compiled security recommendations for Windows PCs that will probably sound familiar to regular readers of The H: Anti-virus software – including free solutions –, backups, security updates, an alternative browser such as Google Chrome and "a healthy level of mistrust" are the main components of its proposal for a secure Windows PC. As the UK lacks a governmental organisation that makes such recommendations, as usually such organisations recommend policy for public projects, it is worth seeing what Germany's BSI suggests. ... ...

http://www.h-online.com/security/new...s-1428629.html