======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS April 26, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ======================================================== FREE MP3CHECK TOOL: Do you know where your file security vulnerabilities are? Or which files are taking up the most space on your network? Get the answers you need now with MP3check -- NetIQ's new powerful, FREE tool that enables you to quickly locate shared MP3 and WMA music files on servers and workstations and report on the amount of space used by music files on your Windows network. Trial MP3check today! http://www.netiq.com/sponsor/default.asp?221 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Win2k Migration: Getting the biggest bang for your buck" Win2k -- you can get there from here. There is no set-in-stone way to architect any aspect of Windows 2000 migration, but according to this searchWin2000 exclusive, if you do your planning and your homework BEFORE you migrate, the transition will be easier and the benefits more, well, beneficial. SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci546802,00.html Have questions about migrating to Windows 2000? Post your questions or share your tips in our discussion forum dedicated to Win2k migration and Active Directory at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d6a. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Migration questions on your mind? Paul Hinsberg, searchWin2000's Win2k migration expert, recently answered a question on how DNS domain names for zones works with Active Directory at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid389396_tax285115,00.html. You can also send your questions to Paul at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid1_tax285115,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Win2k is even easier to deface than NT [2] Microsoft gives a virus to its support customers [3] Chernobyl to hit again Thursday [4] Office XP cracks down on casual copying [5] Compaq, Microsoft, others team up on financial services venture [6] AOL, Microsoft rift expands [1] "Win2k is even easier to deface than NT" Upgrading to Win2k from NT4? You may be exposing yourself (to Web site invaders). Attrition.org records show more than half of the Web site defacements this year are linked to exploitation of Windows NT operating system vulnerabilities, but maybe even more disturbing is Win2k's growing popularity with vandals. Ten percent of the trashed Web sites run Windows 2000 -- that's compared to less than 3% last year. The sharp increase could be tied to the release of exploits against Microsoft's IIS 5 Web server software. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/8/18515.html [2] "Microsoft gives a virus to its support customers" Some Microsoft customers may have gotten more than just support -- they may have gotten a lovely infection absolutely free. The company says a virus got into some files on one of its Web servers, and customers of its corporate support services in the United States may have downloaded it. This isn't supposed to be one of the selling points of the Premier Support program! MS claims to be unaware of any "issues" that have arisen as a result. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/04/26/010426hnmicvir.xml?p=br&s=4 [3] "Chernobyl to hit again Thursday" Today (Thursday) is Chernobyl Day. The three-year-old virus becomes active every April 26. Antivirus firm Trend Micro says most computers are Chernobyl-free, but some computers may still be infected. The virus can delete a computer's entire hard drive and corrupt its BIOS. When it crashed Asia in 1999, Chernobyl did nearly $600 million in damage. SOURCE: IDG NEws http://www.idg.net/ic_521860_1794_9-10000.html [4] "Office XP cracks down on casual copying" Thinking about copying Office XP? You'll have to get past the Activation Wizard first. The Wizard is one way the company is cracking down on pirates. Office XP is due on the last day of May. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_522119_1794_9-10000.html [5] "Compaq, Microsoft, others team up on financial services venture" To B2B or not to B2B? No question for Microsoft -- the company is getting together with Compaq and Accenture to set up a financial services outsourcing venture aimed at reducing the time it takes to process stock trading transactions. The new company will be called Encompys. Microsoft's contribution will be server software plus a set of Internet portal applications. SOURCE: ComputerWorld http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/04/26/010426hnenco.xml?p=br&s=9 [6] "AOL, Microsoft rift expands" Komodo could be the dragon that fires up the heat between AOL and Microsoft. AOL Time Warner is testing software (code-named Komodo) that could end exclusive support for Internet Explorer in future versions of its online services. Komodo would allow America Online and CompuServe services to support multiple Web browsers, including Netscape. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5729530.html?tag=owv If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORED BY - SurfControl ------------------------------------------------------- SECURITY ALERT: This threat comes from inside your company. 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