==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS August 15, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== SPONSORED BY: Ecora ==================================================================== No one ever makes changes in your environment without you knowing it, right? WRONG. It's easy to create a corporate configuration standard for Exchange servers, but it's hard to enforce it. Ecora gives you the POWER to instantly see what critical configuration changes have occurred. Our AGENT-FREE software enables you to proactively monitor servers from your workstation. No agents on servers means no risk of destabilizing your servers & no multi-day installation project. Discover the power of this software in MINUTES. Try it free for 7 days on one server. http://www.ecora.com/ecora/products/welcome_extips.asp ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "MS patch-scanner for Win-NT, 2k, IIS, SQL" "The Register" reports that Redmond has released a patch that will scan all NT and Win2k machines in a network. The patch will compare current patches to the latest ones -- and thus tell admins what needs updating. The patch also covers Windows NT/2k; IIS 4.0 and 5.0; SQL Server 7.0 and 2000. Look for that patch to be available any day now. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21019.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Check out our fully stocked pantry of security stories at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci751616,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Flaw in NNTP could paralyze Windows systems [2] Code Red back for a new attack in Asia [3] Socking it to Microsoft, one last time [4] Windows XP enters final lap [5] Groups to detail privacy complaints about Windows XP to FTC [1] "Flaw in NNTP could paralyze Windows systems" You may want to look into a patch for Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) for NT and Windows 2000. A flaw in the service could let attackers lock up the server and steal its memory. A patch to fix the flaw is available from Microsoft's TechNet Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-043.asp. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_668069_1773_1-3921.html [2] "Code Red back for a new attack in Asia" Code Red is alive and kicking -- kicking Hong Kong right in the governmental teeth. Code Red II attacked some of the government's internal servers and shut off access. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2804582,00.html?chkpt=p1bn **Has Code Red affected your systems? Take a look at the several threads on this topic at our security forum: http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]. [3] "Socking it to Microsoft, one last time" Security researcher Steve Gibson says XP is "unsafe," and that he has the tool to prove it. The tool, called "SocketToMe" tells Windows users if their computers have "raw sockets." Gibson says XP's support of those sockets could let hackers launch denial of service attacks. The tool is available at http://grc.com/dos/sockettome.htm. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/168976.html [4] "Windows XP enters final lap" This could be the last dress rehearsal before showtime. Microsoft has rolled out the likely final interim build of Windows XP to beta testers. XP Build 2542 is the first to use XP's final activation schedule, so testers now have 30 days to switch it on. MS says, however, this is not the RTM build. SOURCE: Wininformant http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22136 [5] "Groups to detail privacy complaints about Windows XP to FTC" A gaggle of consumer watchdogs and privacy police has a report to give Uncle Sam -- a report that lists more reasons why XP and Passport are a one-two slap in the face of privacy. The group wants the U.S. government to make Microsoft require less info from customers. Microsoft says Passport, the authentication engine at the core of the debate, actually gives people more control over how their personal information is collected and used online. SOURCE: Mercury News http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/ms081501.htm If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. =================================================================== SPONSORED BY: SurfControl ==================================================================== "I couldn't believe what was happening right under my nose. They were downloading huge MP3 files, surfing for porn, trading jokes... my network was out of control. If it weren't for SuperScout's reports, I would have never believed it." - Network Manager. 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"Use caution when disabling the Windows Server service on your workstation" by George Perkins http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci760120,00.html "Hiding the last user logon in Windows 2000" by Mike Marney http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci760113,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------------------- "Microsoft has been criticizing the General Public License open-source software model, saying that it undermines the commercial software sector and hurts innovation. What is your opinion of Microsoft's position?" Vote at http://www.searchWin2000.com/poll. SOUND OFF! Have a great poll idea? Or just feel like commenting on the current question? Please send your comments, ideas or questions to News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Please include your name, title and company name. --------------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK --------------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "A dot-com by any other name" It could be the plot of a cheesy spy novel: A technology start-up receives cash from a benignly named venture capital fund only to find out the CIA was behind the money! Yet, that exactly describes In-Q-Tel, which was founded in 1999 with $90 million from Congress. The company, which takes its name from "intelligence" and James Bond's gadget guru "Q," seeks to give the CIA access to emerging technologies it finds of interest. Think companies shy away? Well, other VCs actually ask In-Q-Tel to review their projects. If the CIA is interested, then the product must be hot, right? Any profits from the investment will either be reinvested in In-Q-Tel or used to help the CIA implement some of the technology it sponsored. 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