=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip December 4, 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: Comings and goings II - Security Tip: Server security - Security Tip: Scrap IIS? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion Day: Back to the future with NT - Live Expert Q&A with Tony Northrup: How bad (or good) is IIS? - Tip Contest: Win a Philips CD-MP3 player with car kit! ____________________________________________________________________ **************** SPONSORED BY: Network Associates ****************** Don't spend endless hours micro-managing AV polices. Now manage your antivirus automatically over the Web. McAfee's VirusScan ASaP online service gives you up-to-the-second protection from the latest viruses. Reduce costs. Keep control. Monitor your entire enterprise as the #1 AV engine automatically secures it. Click for a FREE trial of VirusScan ASaP. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3661871;5058249;q?http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/om/techtarget4.asp ____________________________________________________________________ COMINGS AND GOINGS II | by David Gabel User Mark E. Rohrer sent in a critique of the security tip "Comings and Goings" that we posted on November 13, 2001. That critique reads, in part, "The tip deserved the [rating of] one that I gave it, and would have received a negative rating if possible due to the damage it may do to innocent people if the tip is taken at face value. We appreciate feedback from readers and users. It keeps us and our tip writers on our toes. But this one required some further discussion, so we solicited a reply from tipster Adesh Rampat. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci784314,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SERVER SECURITY | by David Strom Keeping a Windows server locked down isn't easy. There are patches, service packs and a raft of other security utilities to apply -- and you must keep current with these programs as new vulnerabilities are discovered. Vision v. 1.0 from Foundstone, Inc. may be the answer. Strom-meter: **** = Very cool, very useful Click for the Full Review... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci783719,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SCRAP IIS? | by Edward Hurley Examine your options closely before you denounce Microsoft's Internet Information Server. Analysts think a migration in reaction to recent exposed vulnerabilities could trade in one set of problems for another. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci779514,00.html?FromTaxonomy=%2Fpr%2F288025 __________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH NT | Discussion Day Who: Site expert, Paul Hinsberg When: Wednesday, December 5, 2001 Questions may be posted in advance. Paul will be answering questions about integrating legacy applications with Win2k and XP all day this Wednesday in the Migration and Active Directory forum. Post Your Question... http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW BAD (OR GOOD) IS IIS? | Live Expert Q&A with Tony Northrup Who: Tony Northrup, Genuity When: Dec. 6, 2001 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT) This Thursday, site expert Tony Northrup will help sort out the pluses and minuses of the beleaguered IIS, and offer advice on how to lock it down. CLICK to Preregister... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A PHILIPS CD-MP3 PLAYER WITH CAR KIT! | Tip of the Month Contest December's tip of the month contest just got started! Submit your tip now for your chance to win this month's awesome prize - a Philips EXP30317 eXpanium personal CD player with CD-MP3 playback and car kit! 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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