==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000 DAILY NEWS September 26, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== Sponsored by : SURFCONTROL ==================================================================== "I was one of the 750,000 SirCam victims. One employee let the virus in by accessing his personal email account over the web. I had no control then. But now I'm using SuperScout Web Filter to block access to Hotmail, Yahoo...actually all web-based email sites. They say SirCam may never go away, but it might if everyone was protected by SuperScout." -Network Manager. FREE 30-Day Trial: http://www.surfcontrol.com/promo/ZTTDN0926 ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Nimda: Setting a sinister standard?" The nightmarish Nimda and the worms that are sure to follow in its squirmsteps will look for new ways to catch you with your pants down. SearchWin2000 is trying to fit you with a good "belt" to keep your trousers up and your systems running. SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci772655,00.html Learn more about Nimda at http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid14_gci770745,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Enterprises still reeling from Nimda [2] Tool hunts vulnerable servers as Nimda clock ticks [3] Microsoft tests JDBC driver for SQL Server [4] Consumer groups slam Windows XP [5] Sun alliance targets Microsoft's Passport [1] "Enterprises still reeling from Nimda" Nimda news may not be the headline-grabber it was a week ago, but the worm still has its fangs buried in companies and service providers. An official with WatchGuard Technologies calls it "the most serious Internet attack on the business community." The good news is the spread of infection has dissipated. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2814306,00.html [2] "Tool hunts vulnerable servers as Nimda clock ticks" There's another Nimda-fighting tool on the market. Eeye Digital Security has released a free tool that pinpoints servers that could be unwitting virus food. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170449.html Get more information about the Retina Nimda Scanner from Eeye. http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Tools/nimda.html [3] "Microsoft tests JDBC driver for SQL Server" Here's some news that may help Java developers feel more "connected." Microsoft and Merant DataDirect are working on a driver that creates a bridge between SQL Server and Java, letting integrators swap data back and forth between the two. You should be able to download the driver's beta incarnation by the end of this week. A Microsoft official says this is real Java code, so developers writing Java on Linux or Solaris can work SQL Server. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=30119 [4] "Consumer groups slam Windows XP" Four U.S. consumer groups must be extremely peeved about XP. The Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Media Access Project and U.S. Public Interest Research Group are all hot under the collar about XP, complaining that it "advances the company's illegal anti-competitive practices and harms the nation's consumers." Microsoft denied that claim. SOURCE: Reuters http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7300683.html?tag=owv Are they right? Will Windows XP and its tightly bundled Internet software stifle competition and ultimately hurt the economy? Please take a minute and share your thoughts. We want to know what you think! http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= [5] "Sun alliance targets Microsoft's Passport" Passport has been a dirty word around Sun -- now the company is cooking up something to combat it. Sun doesn't like the fact that a single company can control surfers' digital identities, so it's teaming up with some other companies to work on some alternatives. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7302671.html?tag=nbs If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ==================================================================== BEST WEB LINKS ==================================================================== "Setting up WINS in Windows 2000" Unless you've fully migrated to Windows 2000 on the server and Windows 2000 Professional on the desktop, then you still need Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS). The basics of WINS are the same in Win2k as they were in NT, but the interface is a little different. Columnist Ron Nutter explains the enhancements made to WINS in Win2k and the differences to look out for during implementation. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00220010904nut01.htm "Forcing AD replication" Mark Minasi explains how to use "Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit's" Repadmin utility to force domain controllers to synchronize. This is a quick and dirty look at how to force replication using the syntax Minasi provides here. SOURCE: Windows 2000 Magazine http://www.winntmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22007 ==================================================================== WHO'S WHO IN IT - Question #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- How much do you know about the history of information technology? Use the clues below to help you identify an important person in IT. 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Please include your name, title and company name. --------------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK --------------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Two colleges try to cut out Net distractions in the classroom" Bentley and Babson, two Boston-area colleges, were wired when wired wasn't widespread. Now it seems students are surfing the Net, e-mailing and instant messaging in class when they should be paying attention to the professors. Can you hear a voice saying "Do I need to separate you two?" The two schools are spending truckloads of dollars on software and hardware that lets professors block Internet access, e-mails and IMs. Some professors at Bentley are enabled with technology that lets them snag a student's e-mail or IM and put it up on a big screen for the whole class to share. Between technology and humiliation, the problem shouldn't last long. SOURCE: The Associated Press http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/050265.htm ============================================================ Sponsored by - SURFCONTROL ============================================================ "I was one of the 750,000 SirCam victims. One employee let the virus in by accessing his personal email account over the web. I had no control then. But now I'm using SuperScout Web Filter to block access to Hotmail, Yahoo...actually all web-based email sites. They say SirCam may never go away, but it might if everyone was protected by SuperScout." -Network Manager. 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