=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Administration Tip Sept. 24, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Alerts are Good. Prevention is Better. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5957,00.htm?secureenterprise =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Enable or disable EFS - I've encrypted my data and I can't get it back! - Exterminating non-viral malicious code 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Exclusive Article: Using ISA Server to create VPN gateways - Quick Hit: Oops! True IT blooper #65 -- Bad-luck server - User Involvement: Radio hosts wanted! - Live Webcast: Understanding Group Policy - Tip Contest: Throwing down the gauntlet ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Alerts are good. Prevention is better. Maintaining a strong, consistent Security Configuration Policy with ECM can be your de facto insurance in a digital world that grows more treacherous every day. The vast majority of security breaches are due to misconfigurations. Do you want to spend your valuable resources detecting intruders and being alerted to viruses or would you rather build a secure enterprise? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,5957,00.htm?secureenterprise ____________________________________________________________________ ENABLE OR DISABLE EFS | by Adesh Rampat EFS, available in both Windows 2000 and XP Professional, enables users to secure data on a hard drive using public key encryption. This feature is great for laptop users and organizations that need to further secure highly sensitive data. But EFS may not be appropriate for your situation. In that case, you need to disable it. You can do this by editing the registry. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci852277,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I'VE ENCRYPTED MY DATA AND I CAN'T GET IT BACK! | by Roberta Bragg Waved goodbye to any encrypted data lately? Do you want to get it back? Security Expert Roberta Bragg shares her secrets for doing just that and offers a peek at some new key-archival services in Windows .NET Server for even better EFS management. >> CLICK for Roberta's response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci850470,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXTERMINATING NON-VIRAL MALICIOUS CODE | by James Michael Stewart Viruses are rampant. But all too often, when security professionals focus on the detection, protection and removal of viruses, they overlook another common form of malicious code -- namely non-virus but destructive or security subverting -- known as Trojan horses and hacker toolkits. >>CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci851332,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING ISA SERVER TO CREATE VPN GATEWAYS | Exclusive Article Author and ISA Server expert Dr. Tom Shinder answers user questions about how to use an ISA Server to create VPN gateways across networks. Topics include creating multiple remote branch offices to call the central VPN gateway, using a VPN gateway on a domain controller, and the ports that need to be open when a local VPN gateway is behind a firewall. >> CLICK for the full article... http://www.searchWin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci852069,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER # 65: BAD-LUCK SERVER | Quick Hit A Fujitsu server's backup goes down, and it's all down hill from there. Burglary even figures in this story, another in our ever-popular blooper series. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci852056,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RADIO HOSTS WANTED! | User Involvement Are you a Windows 2000 techie with a knack for talk? TechTarget is looking for hosts for its expanding lineup of webcast radio programs. Candidates must have a technical background in Windows server administration and a high comfort level with a microphone. You'll be responsible for creating a program, lining up guests and hosting each episode of this unique technical talk show. This is a part-time position and candidates must live within driving distance of TechTarget's Needham, MA offices. >> E-mail queries to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTANDING GROUP POLICY | Live Webcast Who: James Michael Stewart, author and MCSE When: Oct. 1 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) SearchWin2000.com admin expert James Michael Stewart will discuss Group Policy configurations, capabilities and limitations, and show you some practical tips you can apply when using Group Policy Editor (GPE) for software management and distribution, security and user management. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET | Tip Contest Participation in the tip contest has dropped off a bit -- so I'm taking off the gloves and flat out challenging everyone to come up with a doozy! There may be a short-cut or trick you use everyday that could qualify. Rack your brains folks, because the prize this month is a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player. Show us what you're made of! 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