=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Administration Tip October 1, 2002
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free IDC white paper - Meeting the Enterprise Data Protection Challenge: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6200,00.htm?connected - Hotfix deployment -- Intelligent enterprise security http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6201,00.htm?hotfixdeployment =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Disable unused adapters - USB: The new virus infection pathway - Judging the health of an MSSP 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Quick Hit: True IT blooper #67 -- Compaq Portable code red - New Feature: IIS Info Center - Today's Webcast: Understanding Group Policy - Tip Contest: New month, new prize! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Connected Free IDC Whitepaper - Meeting the Enterprise Data Protection Challenge Download the following free white paper, "Meeting the Enterprise Data Protection Challenge," courtesy of Connected Corporation and IDC to better understand how enterprises can effectively manage and protect their information assets. Manage your critical information and become a disaster resilient organization. >> Click here for details: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6200,00.htm?connected ____________________________________________________________________ DISABLE UNUSED ADAPTERS | by Tom Lancaster As growing numbers of corporations deploy wireless LANs with 802.11a or 802.11b, Windows users are finding more Network Interface Cards in their notebook computers. Generally the network cards that require cables but don't have cables attached are harmless. However, if users you support take their laptops home and plug the Ethernet adapter into a cable modem, this does not disable any wireless LAN adapters you may have installed. This means that the laptop may be vulnerable to a network-based attack through this adapter and isn't enjoying the normal protection from your corporate firewall. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci853861,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USB: THE NEW VIRUS INFECTION PATHWAY | by James Michael Stewart We've known for a long time that viruses will use any and every possible communication pathway to gain access to a computer system. To aid in preventing infections we in IT have deployed scanning software to scan local hard drives, network transmissions and even e-mail. However, there may be a new means of transference that is easily overlooked. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci852809,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JUDGING THE HEALTH OF AN MSSP | by Robert Scheier Thinking of outsourcing some of your security needs to a managed security services provider (MSSP)? Of course you need to understand how to negotiate the contract and structure the business relationship. But with the downturn in the tech industry, you also have to worry about whether your MSSP will even be in business in a year or two. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci833881,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Hotfix deployment -- Intelligent enterprise security You need the latest security patches, and you need to know your enterprise's vulnerabilities. What you don't need is to spend hours and hours of your time just trying to keep up. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6201,00.htm?hotfixdeployment ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRUE IT BLOOPER # 67: COMPAQ PORTABLE CODE RED | Quick Hit You have to start somewhere in IT. This guy kicked off his computer education by erasing a file essential for the computer to function. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci853662,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IIS INFO CENTER | New Feature Be sure to stop in at our brand new IIS Info Center! We've ported all the rich content from SearchWebManagement.com's IIS Info Center into an expanded SearchWin2000.com IIS Best Web Links category. Check out the best of the Web on important IIS topics, among them IIS performance management, updates & patches, IIS development, security and tips and tricks. >> Visit the IIS Info Center now! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285416,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTANDING GROUP POLICY | Today's Webcast Who: James Michael Stewart, author and MCSE When: Oct. 1 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) In today's webcast, 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. He'll also answer your specific Group Policy questions during the audience Q&A. >>CLICK to attend... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, NEW PRIZE! | Tip Contest The foliage is changing color and the days are getting shorter -- October is upon us. Carve a pumpkin, rake some leaves and submit a tip! This month's brand spanking new prize is (drum roll please,) a Panasonic RR-US320 IC Digital Voice Recorder. 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