NSA has developed and distributed configuration guidance for operating systems. These guides are currently being used throughout the government and by numerous entities as a security baseline their systems.
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Any time the U.S. National Security Agency is involved, you can bet the situation is pretty serious. With government computer systems the world over being primary targets for hackers, crackers, malware, and other forms of attack because of the value and sensitivity of the information that governments store, the NSA and similar security agencies are in an arms race with hackers--who might just be coming from other governments, if you are a cynic.The Unix Guardian--The NSA Works with Sun to Boost Solaris Security
The National Security Agency and Sun Microsystems have begun work on a patch that will outfit Sun's Solaris operating system with the National Security Agency's mandatory access control (MAC) mechanism, the two organizations announced last week.Sun Solaris to adopt NSA security model
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