SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News March 22, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: - Sherpa Software -- FREE Trial http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/r/0,,2533,00.htm?sherpa
- Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven 5-part strategy. http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n061274520057000 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - Microsoft Outlook's so-so security - Beware Bill and his unsafe sax - Images may replace your lousy passwords - IE, Apache clash on Web standard - Hello WinXP SE: Microsoft reshuffles roadmaps, again - Gateway, Red Hat execs slam Microsoft plan - Oops! True IT blooper #15 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Member Survey: What do you think of MS products and services? - Best Web Links: Group Policy - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day: #136 - Quick Hit of the Day: Windows management case studies - Tip of the Month Contest: Submit a tip and win a CD burner! - The Missing Link: "Wrong page, sucka!" _____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: Sherpa Software ****************** Has Your E-mail System Become a Black Hole? Download a FREE Mail Attender trial. Reclaim space, automate administration, reduce legal exposure, eliminate viruses, audit content and enforce e-mail policies. Mail Attender from Sherpa Software gives administrators complete control of their Exchange mailboxes and public folders. Also, preview our .PST management product to be showcased at Tech Ed 2002. http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/r/0,,2533,00.htm?sherpa _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MICROSOFT OUTLOOK'S SO-SO SECURITY | News: CNET Be on the lookout for Outlook issues. An Internet privacy expert says there are four security problems under his skin -- problems that could expose the mail program to virus writers. Only one problem is considered critical -- the ability for an e-mail with an IFRAME tag to run an attached program. Attackers can use the weakness to spread viruses. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci811879,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on Outlook: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax590,00.html Securing Exchange Online Event archive: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEventsTranscriptSecurity/1,289693,sid1_gci797916,00.html Featured Topic: Securing Windows e-mail: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci758922,00.html Best Web Links on security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax559,00.html Ask our expert about security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285120,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEWARE BILL AND HIS UNSAFE SAX | News: vnunet W32/Caric-A gives you a screensaver of former President Bill Clinton playing the saxophone, and underneath, it is trying to delete critical system drives and files. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1130356 IMAGES MAY REPLACE YOUR LOUSY PASSWORDS | News: Reuters Passwords are just too darn predictable. That's why Microsoft researchers are working to overhaul password technology so you won't have to work hard to remember your secret code and hackers must work harder to crack it. One of the "new passwords" uses images instead of the usual numbers and letters. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci811913,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - IE, Apache clash on Web standard - Hello WinXP SE: Microsoft reshuffles roadmaps, again - Gateway, Red Hat execs slam Microsoft plan - Oops! True IT blooper #15 _____________________________________________________________________ *********** SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Value of Trust ************* Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven 5-part strategy. The FREE Server Security Guide shows you how: DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION techniques. DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION with the strongest security without disrupting users. Get your FREE Guide now: http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n061274520057000 _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES? | Member Survey Does Microsoft make the grade? Here's your chance to weigh in on how Microsoft rates as a business partner and technology innovator. The results of this comprehensive survey of user attitudes will be part of an upcoming editorial feature. Help us assess Microsoft's performance. >> CLICK to take the 10-minute survey... http://quicktakeit.com/qto/Default.asp?a=63101&e=241034057[0981736 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GROUP POLICY | Best Web Links Group Policy's expansive capabilities allow you to do everything from distributing software to securing your network environment. But implementing and using it requires a thorough understanding and a great deal of planning. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285728,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #136 This is a visual model of a Web site's content that allows the user to navigate through the site to find the information they are looking for: a. site map b. directory c. image d. model-view-controller >CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci811730,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES | Quick Hit of the Day Read about these companies' Windows systems management headaches and how they found their cures. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287631,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SUBMIT A TIP AND WIN A CD BURNER | Tip of the Month Contest Share your time-saving Windows tips with your SearchWin2000 Community and you'll be eligible to win this month's prize -- a CenDyne Lightening II CD-RW drive! Check out the prize and enter your tip today. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "WRONG PAGE, SUCKA!" | The Missing Link Let's face it, IT can be more like "Dry T" much of the time -- about as funny as C-Span. But some witty Webmasters are spicing things up by turning errors into comedy. Their open mikes are the "404 Error File Not Found" pages. Flub a URL at Roswell Online and get a "Your Roswell Online Page Has Been Abducted!" message. OK, so it's not Mel Brooks, but it's different. Try to resurrect a dead page at More Freaky.com and Mister T will pop up with "Wrong page, Sucka! Quit clicking on all that jibba-jabba." Fortunately he won't mention 1-800-Collect. Another 404 lets you play Yahtzee online. One cybercoroner who owns a site that toe tags dead Web pages is glad to see the geeky giggles. She wishes more Webmasters would take humor more seriously. 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