==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS October 1, 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 "What to expect from MEC 2001" Wondering what the hot topics will be at Microsoft Exchange Conference 2001? There's a lot going on in Redmond, so expect a lot to be going on in Orlando too. SearchWin2000's Exchange expert Scott Schnoll tells us what to expect from this year's software soiree in mouse country. He should know -- he's one of the presenters at this year's show! SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://www.searchwin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci773339,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: This is a good time for you to check out our collection of news and resources on Exchange security! Click over to http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci758922,00.html and start feeding your head. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] "MEC 2001: Update from the floor" [2] "Survey: Inertia keeps Microsoft IIS sites running" [3] "Nimda comeback thwarted" [1] "MEC 2001: Update from the floor" Folks who made the trip to Orlando and MEC 2001 tell searchWin2000 why they're there, and what their chief concerns are. SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci773359,00.html [2] "Survey: Inertia keeps Microsoft IIS sites running" Despite all the hits IIS has taken lately (from Code Red and analysts), the software is being used more and more. A Netcraft survey shows the number of active Web sites using IIS increased by more than 500,000 from August to September. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_702589_1773_1-3921.html Is IIS Security an oxymoron? Read this week's Feature Topic: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci770751,00.html [3] "Nimda comeback thwarted" Whew! The renewed Nimda worm thankfully did not live up to its pernicious potential. It was supposed to get its second wind after a 10-day dormancy, but security firms report a very low number of fresh infections. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5097617,00.html ==================================================================== BEST WEB LINKS OF THE DAY =================================================================== [1] "Understanding Windows Safe Mode options" As a network administrator, chances are you will need to use Windows Safe Mode at some time. Columnist Steven Pittsley tells how to access Windows Safe Mode in Windows 9x and Windows 2000, and explains how to choose from the various login options available in the Safe Mode menu. SOURCE: TechRepublic (Free membership required to view this article.) http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00220010821pit01.htm [2] "Product briefing: Virtual Private Networks" Internet Protocol VPNs (IP-VPNs) are taking market share away from traditional VPN services like ATM and Frame Relay because of "lower costs, faster provisioning of service, improved security and greater ubiquity of service," says Henry Goldberg, senior analyst with In-Stat's Voice and Data Communications Service. According to a survey of VPN users, three-quarters of large U.S. organizations have either implemented an IP-VPN or plan to implement one within the next two years. More survey stats are provided, as well as a glossary of VPN-related terms and a list of primary IP-VPN vendors. SOURCE: EarthWeb http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article/0,,11961_879871,00.html ==================================================================== KNOW-IT-ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY! -------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a mechanism for ensuring that only authorized users can copy or use specific software applications. a. authorized program analysis report b. private key c. service level agreement d. access log e. dongle Check to see if you are correct! http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci773136,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------------------- What's the most urgent change that your IT group will implement as a result of the recent terrorist attacks? http://searchWin2000.techtarget.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 --------------------------------------------------------------- "Security experts: Anna K. author's sentence too light" A Dutch court has ordered 20-year-old Jan de Wit, the man behind the "Anna Kournikova" virus, to serve 150 hours of community service. Advantage de Wit! Why such a sentence-lite? Despite the fact the worm raced around the world at the speed of a Pete Sampras first service, the FBI could only provide proof of 55 users whose PCs were infected, causing around $166,000 worth of damage. The FBI may have blown this case. Security experts say "Anna" was one of the top five viruses of all time (can't say that about the real Anna's tennis career) -- and that the slap on the writer's wrist sends out the wrong message to the industry. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170636.html ==================================================================== If you would like to sponsor this or any techtarget newsletter, please contact Mike Kelly at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ==================================================================== If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
