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prevention checklist No     Area
Status   Notes      1 Installing server content on a different
hard drive or        logical partition than the OS and server
software.      2 Placing a limit on the amount of hard drive
space that is        dedicated for uploads, if uploads to the
server are        allowed. Ideally, uploads should be placed on
a separate        partition to provide stronger assurance that
the hard drive        limit cannot be exceeded.      3 If
uploads are allowed to the server, ensuring that these
files are not readable by the server until after some
automated or manual review process is used to screen
them. This measure prevents the server from being used        to
propagate malware or traffic pirated software, attack
tools, pornography, etc. It is also possible to limit the size
of each uploaded file, which could l