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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Get The Ultimate Windows 2000 Bookshelf! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4387,00.htm?win2000resourcekit - Training offer: 11 MCSE CD-ROM training courses for only 299! http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=481&m=ew2sp062802&p=c =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Protecting your passwords - Apache Web server under attack - Keeping passwords to sensitive accounts safe 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast Today: Holes in your network -- what hackers know - Quick Hit: IT Pro Doug Paddock's dos and don'ts - Win2000Talk Radio: XP or Win2000 Professional? - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Garmin eTrex GPS ____________________________________________________________________ ******* SPONSORED BY: GET THE ULTIMATE WINDOWS 2000 BOOKSHELF! ***** Take Mark Minasi's Windows 2000 Resource Kit (a $124.96 value) for $9.99 with membership in Computer Books Direct and master all aspects of Windows 2000! This set includes 4 books, with 1 CD - a total of over 4,000 pages! With this Kit at hand, you'll learn how to configure, administer and tune Windows 2000 Server as part of an enterprise network, build a problem free workstation, use the registry to customize the Windows 2000 user interface, optimize performance and apply all kinds of troubleshooting techniques. >> Click for details: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4387,00.htm?win2000resourcekit ____________________________________________________________________ PROTECTING YOUR PASSWORDS | by Tom Lancaster Everyone knows that there are dozens of tools available for download on the Internet that can be used to crack Window's relatively weak password encryption. Given enough time, tools such as the infamous L0phtcrack will eventually crack any password, no matter how long or complex. But we also know that to use a tool like L0phtcrack, an attacker generally requires access to the account database. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci837081,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= APACHE WEB SERVER UNDER ATTACK | by James Michael Stewart Microsoft's Internet Information Server is not the only Web server product that has vulnerabilities the vendor doesn't want to acknowledge. Apache 1.3.x for OpenBSD systems has an exploitable vulnerability that the Apache Software Foundation adamantly claimed was un-exploitable. Leave it up to the collective Internet intelligence to discover ways of doing the improbable and even some of the impossible. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci836566,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KEEPING PASSWORDS TO SENSITIVE ACCOUNTS SAFE | by Dilip Nathani People in your organization with passwords to sensitive accounts, such as the administrator account, should not log in as such at user locations. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci837237,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ *********** 11 MCSE CD-ROM Training Courses for only 299! *********** If you're responsible for managing Windows 2000 Professional, or are preparing for your MCSE certification then take advantage of this limited time training offer supporting the MCSE Exam 70-210. 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Microsoft Certified Trainer Doug Paddock shares his tips for avoiding IT disasters. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci835695,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= XP OR WIN2000 PROFESSIONAL? | Win2000Talk Radio If 90% of the code base is the same, are there any compelling reasons -- technical or business -- to install Windows XP Professional instead of the older Windows 2000 Professional? Find out from Sunbelt Software CEO Stu Sjouwerman on this week's Win2000Talk Radio show. Techtarget's own VP of MIS, Scott Baetz, asks the questions. >> CLICK to listen... http://win2000talk.techtarget.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A GARMIN ETREX GPS | Tip of the Month Contest We want your tips! Take the time to share your secrets with fellow users and you could win a Garmin eTrex Global Positioning System. 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