Special Report: Bulletproof Windows -- Get eXPerienced!

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>>About this e-mail: >>Click here to receive this e-mail as text in the future February 7, 2002 News and advice from the editors of searchWin2000.com Special Report: Bulletproof Windows -- Get some eXPerience!  Special Report Summary If you're wondering what the truth is behind all the foofaraw around XP security, check out the resources in this report. Then join security maven Roberta Bragg live, online Thursday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. EST (19:00 GMT). Bragg will separate XP hype from reality and help you evaluate the new OS's essential and non-essential features from a security point of view. >> Sign up for Roberta Bragg's expert Q&A on XP's top ten security problems and solutions. >> Got an XP security question? Post it now for Roberta to answer. Minding XP By Roberta Bragg (February, 7, 2002) Running XP on my network is like inviting the neighbor's children over for lunch. Not only do I have to prepare things that they like and clean up when they're done, but I have to worry about what they're doing when I'm not looking straight at them. Like a precocious child with attention deficient disorder, XP doesn't ask my permission, opinion or guidance before it acts. It's only trying to be helpful, but even the FBI agrees that XP went too far in searching out and attempting connections to far-flung network devices. What's more, XP also tries to predict my wants and needs and offers solution I haven't asked for. Take Universal Plug and Play, for example. Read Full Story Sponsored By NetIQ Concerned with Windows Security? FREE WHITEPAPER from NetIQ! Want to spend your IT budget wisely to maximize Windows security and minimize risks? Learn six key information security investments you should make to ensure the best ROI, and find out six money-wasters to avoid. You can't afford to allocate your limited security budget and resources to the wrong tools. Get expert advice and avoid costly mistakes. Download NetIQ's FREE white paper, "Investing Wisely in Windows Security" today. Related information from searchWin2000.com ADVICE: >> FEATURED TOPIC: XP - an OS is born An up-to-date collection of news and information about the operating system that Microsoft touts as its most secure platform ever. >> TIP: The firewall in Windows XP Find out how XP's Internet Connection Filter can enhance security for remote workers. >> TIP: Previewing the Windows XP Professional exam Configuring, managing and troubleshooting XP security are three topics that should be high on your MCSE study list, says certification guru Ed Tittel. >> ASK THE EXPERTS : What are the security advantages of upgrading to Win2k? XP? Site expert Mark Edmead takes the fifth on XP but offers an interesting historical perspective on the evolution of Windows security. >> TIP: Beware of XP's dirty little secrets What do you say when users on your network ask to connect to the office with XP Home? No way, says networking columnist Dave Kearns. LINKS: >> Clients and Desktops --> Windows XP >> Client Administration --> Administration & Maintenance >> Security --> Security Alerts >> Windows 2000 Systems Management --> File and Print Management NEWS: >> Microsoft hires chief security strategist (The Associated Press ) 31 Jan 2002 >> Botched update puts Windows XP fixes on hold (Reuters ) 15 Jan 2002 >> Microsoft failing security test? (ZDNet ) 11 Jan 2002 >> XP security flaws surface (InternetWeek ) 04 Jan 2002 >> FBI revises Windows XP security alert (Computerworld ) 03 Jan 2002 >> Firm has an (e)Eye for Windows vulnerabilities (searchSecurity ) 24 Dec 2001   ABOUT THIS E-MAIL: This e-mail is brought to you by TechTarget where you can get relevant search results from 19 industry-specific Web sites. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed. Copyright 2001 TechTarget, Inc. All rights reserved.