=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip November 27, 2001
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Security Tip: Catching rogue Web servers - Security Tip: Secure your peer-to-peer networks - Security Tip: Security breaches 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - This week in Bill Boswell's Admin Corner: Domain migration - Article: Got a complete privacy policy? Think again - Win a PenCam 64MB Mini Digital Camera! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: McAfee ************************ Stop Code Red and Nimda at your gateway. Just plug in McAfee's WebShield e500 antivirus gateway appliance and stop viruses automatically. No other antivirus scans all e-mail protocols, even POP3. With automatic updates, remote management and the leading antivirus, it's one-stop no-load gateway security. Click now for free WebShield e500 Info Kit. http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/om/techtarget27.asp ____________________________________________________________________ CATCHING ROGUE WEB SERVERS | by Tom Lancaster Microsoft makes it very easy to run a personal Web server. So easy, in fact, that many corporate desktops are running Web servers and their companies don't even know! This presents a clear security risk to the organization and, in most cases, shutting down these Web servers should be given a high priority. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci782938,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURE YOUR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS | by Adesh Rampat Whether you're using peer-to-peer or domain controllers, the major security concept of sharing resources remain the same: Each user must have the proper permissions when accessing a shared resource on the network. Here are guidelines for sharing resources in a Windows 2000 peer-to-peer network. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci752669,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURITY BREACHES | by Tertius Genis The tip discusses how security breaches can happen through the page file and how to avoid them. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci348771,00.html __________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOMAIN MIGRATION | Bill Boswell's Admin Corner This week, site expert Bill Boswell is serving up questions about Windows migration tools. What tools do you use? Are they worth the money? Would you be better off building your own, or hiring someone to do it for you? Read Bill's take on control over the internals of the property pages vs. "stacks of tabs in the various property pages in the management consoles." Then post your own comments on domain migration in this week's Admin Corner. http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/800!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GOT A COMPLETE PRIVACY POLICY? THINK AGAIN | Article Writing a privacy policy that covers corporate e-mail and Internet issues without being longwinded and confusing is tough. Finding and adhering to the appropriate privacy laws is even tougher. Added to the jumble, says attorney Devin Gensch, are new issues and laws stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks. Gensch offers some guidelines for crafting lawful and effective privacy policies. >> CLICK for the Full Article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci781925,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A MINI DIGITAL CAMERA! | Tip of the Month Contest November's tip of the month contest is almost over, but you still have a chance to win. Just submit a Windows-related tip today and you'll be eligible to win this month's super-cool prize -- a PenCam 64MB Mini Digital Camera! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ PEGGY ROUSE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on Ask the Experts and discussion forums. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ********************* Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. 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