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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Online Webinar on July 24: "Making Security Policies Effective" http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4470,00.htm?bindview - 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 - Use removable drive drawers - IIS authentication methods - Toughen up wimpy passwords 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Webcast: Exchange 2000 -- Messaging to the max - Quick Hit: IT security best practices dos and don'ts - User Forums: Windows security - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Garmin eTrex GPS ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SPONSORED BY: BindView ********************* Are your security policies impossible to enforce? Do you dread audits because you know you're going to get "dinged" again? Tune in to "Making Security Policies Effective," an online Webinar on July 24. Two security heavy hitters, Scott Blake of BindView and Patrick McBride of META Security Group will help you understand the strategies to make security policies work for you. >> Register today: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4470,00.htm?bindview ____________________________________________________________________ USE REMOVABLE DRIVE DRAWERS | by Tom Lancaster The Internet is full of programs that can pose security problems, from peer-to-peer and file sharing services that are full of spyware and worse, to virus and Trojan horses that corrupt your data or offer attackers a wide-open back door into your system. These can accidentally overwrite your data or corrupt Windows .dll, system files or even the registry. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci838513,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IIS AUTHENTICATION METHODS | by James Michael Stewart Internet Information Server 4.0 employs three authentication methods: anonymous, basic, and NT Challenge/Response. This tip looks at these three methods and discusses the additional methods offered by IIS 5.0. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci838765,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOUGHEN UP WIMPY PASSWORDS | by David Greene In the corporate world, we are besieged by weak passwords that are easily cracked. Using Windows 2000 helps by hashing the passwords, but this is very weak encryption and only slows a determined cracker for a few moments. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci838801,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ *********** 11 MCSE CD-ROM Training Courses for only 299! *********** Training offer: 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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Tomorrow, at this live Webcast, Bill will teach you how to minimize Exchange downtime, an improve performance and security to simplify your daily tasks. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT SECURITY BEST PRACTICES DOS AND DON'TS | Quick Hit Even though it's widely known that exercise has many health benefits, many people do not do it. The same can be said for securing a network, said SearchWindowsManageability Ask the Expert security advisor Scott Blake. Most security breaches can be avoided, he said, if IT managers would exercise simple security measures regularly. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci838072,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN2000 SECURITY | User Forums Have you visited our user forum section recently? 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