CSUSB Alert: Power has been restored to the San Bernardino campus; normal operations will resume Friday, July 26th.

Power to the San Bernardino campus has been restored as of 9:55 a.m. Normal campus operations will resume Friday, July 26th. Essential staff with questions on whether to report should contact their appropriate administrator. Facilities Management will be working to check all building systems including HVAC, elevators and fire alarms. If power has not been restored in your work area when you return, please report that to Facilities Planning and Management at (909) 537-5175. The Palm Desert Campus remains open and operational.

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OS Hardening

OS Hardening

Out of the box, nearly all operating systems are configured insecurely. The idea of OS hardening is to minimize a computer's exposure to current and future threats by fully configuring the operating system and removing unnecessary applications.

Procedure

The Information Security Office recommends using a Center for Internet Security Benchmark (a step-by-step document) as a guide to hardening your operating system. The Center for Internet Security is a non-profit organization that provides Benchmarks and Scoring Tools to improve the security of several operating systems and applications.

Harden your OS off-line as much as possible to minimize exposure.

Major milestones, as well as CSUSB specific configuration steps, are listed below.

  1. Disconnect from Network
  2. Install from a Trusted Source, usually a CD/DVD
  3. Apply Patches, off-line if possible
  4. Install Applications, off-line if possible
  5. Follow a CIS Benchmark
  6. Disable or Restrict Services — the benchmark will help
  7. Configure Periodic (Automatic) Updates
  8. Install CSUSB Root Certificate
  9. Be Cyber Safe!!