Rootkits: Managing the threat with prevention measures

Here are a couple of steps to mitigate the surreptitious threat that rootkits pose:

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ce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. These preventative measures will help ensure rootkits never make it onto your systems:

About the author: Jonathan Hassell is author of Hardening Windows (Apress LP) and is a SearchWindowsSecurity.com site expert. Hassell is a systems administrator and IT consultant residing in Raleigh, N.C., who has extensive experience in networking technologies and Internet connectivity. He runs his own Web-hosting business, Enable Hosting. His previous book, RADIUS (O'Reilly & Associates), is a guide to implementing the RADIUS authentication protocol and overall network security.

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