The operating system controls a computer's operations; 'pre-loaded' with it are commands and utilities which set-up and maintain the computer's environment. All systems, from PCs to large servers, should be hardened to remove all unnecessary development tools and utilities prior to delivery to end users .

N.B. This topic primarily concerns access to systems running on mature operating systems such as UNIX®, VMS®, MVS®, OS/400® etc.

• Staff with access to the '$' prompt or command line, could succeed in executing system commands, which could damage and corrupt your system and data files .

There are multiple Key Actions providing safeguards against this Information Security Issue. These are available in the registered version of RUSecure™.