=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip August 27, 2002
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,,5207,00.htm?windows2000resource - Network Management/VoIP/Wireless Strategies Revealed http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4678,00.htm?networkingdecisions =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Windows telephony privacy - Top viruses of 2002 - Create a shortcut to lock your computer 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Webcast: Protecting sensitive data with .NET Server - Quick Hit: Oops! True IT blooper #57 -- Please don't help me! - SearchWin2000.com Research: Free security white papers - Tip Contest: Win a SONICblue Rio 600 Digital Audio Player! ____________________________________________________________________ ************ 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 below for details!: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5207,00.htm?windows2000resource ____________________________________________________________________ WINDOWS TELEPHONY PRIVACY | by Tom Lancaster Newer versions of Windows have come standard with an amazing array of telephony tools. An example is Microsoft's free, peer-to-peer program NetMeeting, which allows users to very quickly and easily establish a VoIP call and share whiteboards, screens and more. The result is lots of "Internet phones" and "soft phones" and other types of virtual devices that allow you to use Windows like a telephone. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci846789,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP VIRUSES OF 2002 | by James Michael Stewart Central Command, a provider of antivirus solutions and IT security services, releases a monthly report of the top 12 viruses. This report is labeled the Dirty Dozen. If you've been on the Internet for the last few months, then the virus that holds the number one spot for the number of discoveries within a single month, probably won't surprise you. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci843961,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CREATE A SHORTCUT TO LOCK YOUR COMPUTER | by Kjell Hakon Leistad You can double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screensaver. This prize-winning user submitted tip will show you how. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci800380,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/283640 _____________________________________________________________________ ******** Network Management/VoIP/Wireless strategies revealed ******* SearchNetworking.com hosts the Networking Decisions conference in Chicago, October 16-18. Sessions focus not only on essential network management strategies, but feature critical insight on VoIP and wireless. You find out how to best prepare for these technologies now so you won't get left behind, the benefits to gain/pitfalls to avoid, plus the real ROI for your organization. >> Get the full story right here: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,4678,00.htm?networkingdecisions ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATA WITH .NET SERVER | Live Webcast Who: Robert Bragg, Have Computer Will Travel When: Sept. 19 at 02:00 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) Security expert Roberta Bragg explains new security features in Windows.NET server that will prevent the loss of data encrypted by Windows 2000 Encrypting File System (EFS). >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #57: PLEASE DON'T HELP ME! | Quick Hit Once upon a time there was a network of PCs loaded with unnecessary Hewlett-Packard printer memory. This untraceable memory jammed up computers, prevented users from doing their work, and rocketed one IT manager straight into the depths of the Blooper Zone! >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci846021,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HUNDREDS OF FREE WHITE PAPERS | SearchWin2000.com Research Visit our new security white papers section and start beefing up your technical skills. You can browse by topic, author, or even search with your own keywords. If you know of other white papers that should be included, e-mail us or use our simple submission form. Check back often as we're adding more white papers every day. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapersByCategory/0,293837,sid1_tax289224,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A SONICBLUE RIO 600 MP3 PLAYER! | Tip of the Month Contest August's tip contest is almost at an end! Take this opportunity to get some last minute votes in on your favorites, or submit your own and face a jury of your peers -- you could win a SONICblue Rio 600 Digital Audio Player. 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