=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip March 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 - SNMP on Windows servers - Top 10 security headaches - IIS 5.0 hotfix checking tool 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Product Review: Four stars for this Win2k, NT lockdown utility - Online Event: Securely managing Windows 2000 - User Attitude Survey: Tell us what you think! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: VeriSign *********************** Learn how to build a secure e-commerce site with VeriSign's FREE White Paper, "Building an E-Commerce Trust Infrastructure." See how you can authenticate your site to customers, use 128-Bit SSL encryption to secure your Web servers and accept secure payments online. Click here: http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n116974520045000 ____________________________________________________________________ SNMP ON WINDOWS SERVERS | by Tom Lancaster You may have heard the commotion recently about certain SNMP vulnerabilities that were discovered in the products of over 100 different vendors. Many security researchers have described these vulnerabilities as far more dangerous than even the Code Red worm, and they're not exaggerating. If you have Windows servers, you should turn SNMP off, if at all possible. If you are actually using SNMP for something important, you should restrict SNMP access to your server by allowing only packets from certain IP addresses. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci805408,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 SECURITY HEADACHES | by searchWindowsManageability Find out in this tip what measures your peers are taking to de-bug what's bugging them the most. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci804507,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IIS 5.0 HOTFIX CHECKING TOOL | by James Michael Stewart Using HFNETCHK can simplify the task of maintaining your Web server by helping you to keep up with all the IIS security fixes and patches. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci802868,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ *********** MCSE Exam 70-219: 5 Courses for 1 LOW Price! *********** Study up for the MCSE! This Active Directory Design training package takes you from the Intro through to the Advanced level. Act now: limited time offer. Price: $49.99 http://nous.gofcs.com?s=53&i=484&m=ew2ad022802&p=c __________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FOUR STARS FOR THIS WIN2K, NT LOCKDOWN UTILITY | by David Strom One of the more terrifying aspects for corporations connecting their servers to the Internet is not knowing if they have left open a backdoor for hackers to take over these computers. There are patches, service packs, and a raft of other software utilities to apply, and you must keep current with these programs as new vulnerabilities are discovered. There has to be a better way, and Foundstone Inc. has come up with one. Called Vision, it is a small software utility that you load on each of your servers. Strom-meter: **** = Very cool, very useful >> CLICK for the full review... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci783719,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e6 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURELY MANAGING WINDOWS 2000 | Live Expert Q&A Who: Scott S. Blake, CISSP and VP of IS, BindView Corp. When: Today, March 5 at 01:00 PM EST (18:00 GMT) Today, Scott S. Blake will offer an overview of current best practices and tools relating to managing Windows 2000 networks. He will touch on the new Center for Internet Security Windows 2000 Benchmarks, the hfnetchk utility from Microsoft, mssecure.xml and BindView's solutions, among other topics. >>CLICK to attend... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TELL US WHAT YOU THINK | searchWin2000 User Attitude Survey The editors of searchWin2000 are seeking your opinion for an upcoming editorial feature. We want to know what you think on a variety of Windows-specific technology issues ranging from Active Directory to .NET and Web services. 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