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| Battening Windows: Service packs do not violate privacy laws (SearchWin2000.com) |
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Are Microsoft's service packs getting companies in trouble with Uncle Sam? IT admins at some health care companies say the legalese that comes with the packs puts them at odds with federal privacy laws. Microsoft's response: absolutely not -- keep on patching.
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NEWS
Liberty Alliance announces Passport support (IDG News)
Passport and Liberty -- you won't have to "separate those two." The Liberty Alliance Project plans to make its single sign-on authentication engine technology interoperable with its rival from Microsoft. Liberty Alliance members doubt Microsoft will extend the same courtesy to its Passport users.
NEWS
Microsoft puts more bait on Exchange hook (CRN)
Microsoft is trying to lure Lotus users over to Exchange server software by offering a set of tools designed to let organizations assess the applications they have built for the Notes platform. The analysis scan allows companies to see which applications are used regularly and then move them over during the migration process.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
Oops! True IT blooper #66
Charlie didn't cry when his daily backup tapes went AWOL. He figured he could use the weekly backups. Get out your handkerchief, Charlie.
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Can I figure out who is tampering with my system?
Dear Roberta:
Is there a way for me to set my system up to log or identify who and at what time someone is tampering with my system when I'm not around?
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WEBCAST ARCHIVE
Preventing data loss from EFS
In this recent webcast, security expert Roberta Bragg tells how to prevent the loss of sensitive data protected by Windows 2000 Encrypting File System (EFS). Bragg covers common EFS configurations that may corrupt data, shows how encrypted information becomes exposed during file recovery and previews a new service in Windows .NET server that makes EFS management much easier.
THE MISSING LINK
Coffee talks, pain walks
Next time the system crashes or someone opens an e-mail attachment from a guy named Klez, run to the coffee machine. "Joe" will ease your pain. Researchers in London found that a nice jolt of java raises blood pressure to a point where it kills pain. But there's a catch -- caffeine seems a little sexist. The study showed the painkilling prowess of coffee to be more profoundly pronounced in women. So while ladies self-medicate with Maxwell House, guys will just have to continue pulling their hair out.
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