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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Rename The Administrator Account

Saturday February 26, 2005
Some experts say that renaming the Administrator account is pointless. Any worthy hacker knows that the true Administrator account has a unique identifier and how to find it. But, that doesn't mean you need to make it easy for the hackers who aren't worthy. This tip that I wrote will walk you through renaming the Administrator account. Rename The Administrator Account
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