=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip February 5, 2002
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 - Implement a logon policy - Database security dos and don'ts - Universal Plug and Play -- The bane of XP 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: User-defined encryption algorithms in Windows? - Live Expert Q&A: Making the most of Windows 2000 without AD - February Tip Contest: Win a RioVolt portable CD/MP3 player ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: SurfControl ********************* IT'S TIME TO REALIZE THE RISKS OF NOT FILTERING. You can't be everywhere at once. What's worse, your users, either intentionally or accidentally, put your network/e-mail systems in jeopardy on a daily basis, introducing VIRUSES, downloading BANDWIDTH intensive audio or leaking CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. In any case, there's a price to pay and likely you'll be involved in the clean-up. Reduce the risk: download your FREE 30-Day trials of SuperScout Web and E-mail Filter today: http://www.surfcontrol.com/go/zttw2kst0205 ____________________________________________________________________ IMPLEMENT A LOGON POLICY | by Adesh Rampat Organizations that are still using Windows 9.x workstations can enforce their network security policy through the use of logon banners, which include information about unauthorized users accessing the network. When a user logs off from the network, a message should be displayed indicating that only authorized users should logon. This tip explains how you can set one up. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci799727,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DATABASE SECURITY DOS AND DON'TS | by searchWindowsManageability Network-centric security measures won't keep hackers from entering the database and corrupting or stealing valuable information, so follow these five database-specific security practices. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci785171,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY -- THE BANE OF XP | by James Michael Stewart Internet Connection Firewall and most third-party firewall products can effectively protect against external attempts to connect to UPnP. Or you can elect to edit the registry or run the Microsoft patch to clean up the mess. But searchWin2000 admin expert James Michael Stewart has an even better idea. >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci799195,00.html __________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER-DEFINED ENCRYPTION ALGORITHMS IN WINDOWS? | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, Is there any way of creating a user-defined encryption algorithm for an application working on Windows 2000? Whatever data going from the application would be encrypted using that algorithm and at the same time it would be decrypted at the other end (even if we don't have the source code for the application). Do you have a solution? >> CLICK to read Mark Edmead's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid426105_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MAKING THE MOST OF WINDOWS 2000 WITHOUT AD | Live Expert Q&A Who: Carol Bailey, Senior Technical Consultant for Metascybe Systems Ltd. When: Feb 07, 2002 at 03:00 PM EST (20:00 GMT) Think your network really needs to migrate to Active Directory? This Thursday, listen and watch consultant and author Carol Bailey's presentation on makingthe most of Windows 2000 without Active Directory. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A RIOVOLT PORTABLE CD/MP3 PLAYER | Tip of the Month Contest Do you have a Windows security-related trick that saves you time or makes your job easier? Share it with your peers for a chance to win this month's tip contest. Submit the best Windows-related tip and win a RioVolt SP100 portable CD/MP3 player! Check out the February prize and submit your tip today. 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 Ask the Expert questions or post them in our Discussion Forums for a quicker response. ____________________________________________________________________ SARA CUSHMAN, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ 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 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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