=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Tip Sept. 9, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - FREE Security eBook from NetIQ - HOT off the Press http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5498,00.htm?freesecurityebook =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Coping with user habits - Beef up security without overdoing it - Web services: Many users, many worries 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast: Open-source vs. proprietary software security debate - Ask the Expert: Preventing users from installing software - Featured Topic: Does certification still make sense? - Tip Contest: Submit a tip and win a DVD/MP3 player! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: NetIQ FREE Security eBook from NetIQ - HOT off the Press! Need solid advice on securing Microsoft Windows .NET Server? Register now for the FREE eBook, "The Tips and Tricks Guide to Securing .NET Server." You'll gain best practices and technical advice that will open your eyes to Microsoft Windows .NET security. Get the inside scoop on legacy systems, .NET group policy, secure remote access and emerging .NET enhancements. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5498,00.htm?freesecurityebook ____________________________________________________________________ COPING WITH USER HABITS | by Adesh Rampat Users have all sorts of strange requests or habits when it comes to using resources provided for them. This tip lists the five major habits that users have when using network resources for both Windows NT/Windows 2000, and ways to deal with them. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci848939,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEEF UP SECURITY WITHOUT OVERDOING IT | by Matthew A. DeBellis An expert offers tips for increasing network -- and hence organization -- security. Find out how to identify security threats, assess security problems and develop security strategies. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci848823,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEB SERVICES: MANY USERS, MANY WORRIES | by Edward Hurley Fears about Web services security shouldn't dissuade organizations from implementing the technology, experts say. Yet security should be a consideration right from the beginning of any Web services project, said Jason Bloomberg, a senior analyst with ZapThink, a Waltham, Mass.-based analyst firm that specializes in Web services and XML. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci848502,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/285346 ________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OPEN-SOURCE VS. PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE SECURITY DEBATE | Webcast Who: Roberta Bragg and Ryan Bloom, authors & industry experts When: Sept. 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (17:00 GMT) Open-source or proprietary -- which is more secure and which is more prone to bugs or attacks? Ryan Bloom and Roberta Bragg, security experts from the open-source and proprietary sides, debate it and offer valuable advice and information. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PREVENTING USERS FROM INSTALLING SOFTWARE | Ask the Expert Dear Roberta: I need a better way of preventing users from installing software than simply setting permissions to folders. We are running Win2000. >>CLICK to read Robert Bragg's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid486443_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOES CERTIFICATION STILL MAKE SENSE? | Featured Topic An MCSE cert can't hurt your resume, but IT pros that do the hiring say don't let it be the only egg in your job-hunting basket. Without experience, it may be just another piece of paper. With experience, it may be good as gold. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci848628,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT A TIP AND WIN AND MP PLAYER! | Tip Contest Send us a Windows-related security tips and you could win a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player. 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