Users Agree on Security Benchmarks More than 140 large companies and government agencies from around the world have reached consensus on benchmarks for measuring security on Solaris systems. Windows 2000, Linux and Windows NT are the next operating systems to be released. http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-91_ STO60526,00.html [Editor's Note: This week all the members of the Center for Internet Security are receiving a CD containing tools that automatically measure Solaris systems against the benchmarks and report the results. The CD includes both network based and host-based tests. Early users found many systems they thought were safe needed key changes. They also expressed pleasure that the benchmark protected them against the Sadmind/IIS worm described in the next story. CIS web site: www.cisecurity.org] -- -- ----/ / _ Fred A. Miller ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Systems Administrator --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / Cornell Univ. Press Services -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ fm@cupserv.org