=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip April 23, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More Tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Free half-day seminar: Learn about current security strategies http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,2966,00.htm?BindView =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - The threat of rogue packet analyzers - Firewalls are no silver bullet - Top 10 e-mail security blunders 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Article: Securing Windows takes 15% longer than Unix - Live Webcast: What .NET means for your MS certification - Tip Quality Survey: What do you think of our technical tips? ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: BindView ********************** BindView, IBM Global Services and Microsoft are teaming up for an eight-city tour presenting a free half-day seminar, "Protecting Your Microsoft Environment From Real-World Security Threats." Learn about current security strategies and best practices for identifying and closing vulnerabilities. See a live demonstration of current proactive technologies for security management. Register at http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,2966,00.htm?BindView ____________________________________________________________________ THE THREAT OF ROGUE PACKET ANALYZERS | by Tom Lancaster One common security issue is the danger of a rogue packet analyzer on your network. These packet analyzers (a.k.a. sniffers) capture traffic as it crosses the network, then store it so that all the data can be retrieved. This data may include the contents of financial spreadsheets, a customer database or the passwords you use to log on to network resources. Detecting these devices is very tricky because they typically do not advertise their presence; they just listen. However, there are several methods you can use to detect them, and once you've discovered them, you can shut them down. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci818548,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FIREWALLS ARE NO SILVER BULLET | by Edward Hurley While viruses and denial-of-service attacks remain constant, hybrid threats like Nimda spread in multiple ways, including as an e-mail attachment, and by exploiting vulnerabilities in Web servers. They are especially dangerous to smaller companies that have adopted the crustacean approach to security namely, a hard outside but a soft inside. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci817351,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 E-MAIL SECURITY BLUNDERS | by Meredith B. Derby IT administrators take huge e-mail security gambles everyday, according to this e-mail security expert. Yet, most don't know they're putting their systems at risk. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci817464,00.html ________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GARTNER: SECURING WINDOWS TAKES 15% LONGER THAN UNIX | Article Windows administrators will spend 15% more time securing their servers than Unix administrators spend securing theirs, according to the sum of some Gartner math shown at the consulting firm's "Windows: Nothing But .NET?" conference in Los Angeles last week. http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci817290,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT .NET MEANS FOR YOUR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION | Live Webcast Who: Ed Tittel, LANWrights, Inc. When: April 25 at 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 GMT) This Thursday, SearchWin2000 certification expert Ed Tittel will discuss the certification changes you can expect in the .NET era. He'll address new mid-level credentials such as MCSA and MCAD, and additional MCSE requirements expected for the .NET server. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR TECHNICAL TIPS? | Tip Quality Survey We want to hear from you! What do you think about the quality of our technical tips? Take just a few moments to let us know in our tip-quality survey. 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