=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip July 23, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE white paper, Top 10 Windows and AD Security Threats http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4598,00.htm?freewhitepaper =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Control which accounts appear for login on XP - Create a "You_Are_Rejected" mailbox - A bevy of ISA tips 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Security Tool Shed: Hushmail -- Secure and easy to use - Quick Hit: NetBugrtraq founder's security tips - User forums: Windows security - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Garmin eTrex GPS ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SPONSORED BY: BindView ********************* Top 10 Windows and AD Security Threats Do you know the 10 most widely exploited vulnerabilities in the Windows environment and what can you do about them? Get this FREE white paper, "Top 10 Security Threats for Windows 2000 and Active Directory," and find out. If nothing else, closing these Top 10 holes will go a long way to securing your network! >> Download the white paper today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4598,00.htm?freewhitepaper ____________________________________________________________________ CONTROL WHICH ACCOUNTS APPEAR FOR LOGIN ON XP | by Adesh Rampat For security reasons, you may want to control the number of workstation and server accounts that show up for login on the XP welcome screen. For example, you may -- or may not -- want your workstations to display the administrator account. Or there may be other accounts that should not appear on a given machine for the average user sits down in front of it. This tip discusses how to control the accounts that will appear for login. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci840031,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CREATE A "YOU_ARE_REJECTED" MAILBOX | by Irwin Weisel This user-submitted tip will show you how to create a mailbox with an editable list of offenders that will automatically reject spam. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci840230,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A BEVY OF ISA TIPS | by Roberta Bragg Thinking about deploying Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000? Check out solutions to common ISA problems from security consultant, columnist and author Roberta Bragg. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci761885,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HUSHMAIL: SECURE AND EASY TO USE | David Strom's Security Tool Shed Finding a product or a service to secure your e-mail isn't easy. While there are plenty of vendors that lay claim to this area, few of them can deliver something that is easy to use and effective, without requiring users to learn a great deal of cryptography and make major changes to the way they go about their business of sending and receiving messages. The one exception I have found is Hushmail's namesake service, and the cost is very agreeable. >> CLICK for the full review... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci837634,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NETBUGRTRAQ FOUNDER'S SECURITY TIPS | Quick Hit What's wrong with Windows security? How can you right those wrongs? Security expert Russ Cooper offers his insights and tips. >> CLICK for the full list... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci839660,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN2000 SECURITY | User Forums Have you visited our user forum section recently? 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