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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Find out how your salary stacks up! http://searchWin2000.com/salarySurvey =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Use BIOS protection features - How to exclude admins from a Local Policy Object - Intrusion detection: Gathering evidence 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Exclusive Article: Build a bigger, faster, stronger VPN - Best Web Links: Kerberos - Today's Webcast: Kill spam with ISA Server Message Screener - Tip Contest: Boo! Submit your Windows tips today! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Find out how your salary stacks up! Have you ever wondered if you are earning what you are worth? If so, you should take the SearchWin2000.com Salary Survey. You just need to answer a few questions and then you can view the results and compare your salary to those of your colleagues. It's anonymous and it's easy! This interactive survey also allows you to take a look at detailed reports, such as the top 10 paying jobs. And you can create your own custom reports by specifying the survey criteria you're interested in. >> CLICK here to take the survey today! http://searchWin2000.com/salarySurvey ____________________________________________________________________ USE BIOS PROTECTION FEATURES | by Tom Lancaster If you are concerned about protecting the data on your hard drive, you probably have a password set on your operating system. You may also be using NTFS, which allows you to set permissions on your files and folders. You may even be using some third-party encryption software that enables you to encrypt the entire contents of your hard drive. If you've gone to the trouble of deploying these security features, you should also consider features provided by the BIOS. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci856604,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO EXCLUDE ADMINS FROM A LOCAL POLICY OBJECT | by Scott Blake Dear Scott: What would you recommend for a cumulative set of policies enforced via the Local Group Policy object on Windows 2000 Servers in a NT 4.0 domain? I am looking for any references to show management that this is a good idea, and show that this is a proper security practice that is done in the industry. Also, is there a way to exclude administrators when they log on to the server so that the per-user settings do not affect them? >> CLICK for security Expert Scott Blake's answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid494787_tax288040,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INTRUSION DETECTION: GATHERING EVIDENCE | by Benjamin Vigil There will always be threats to your business' information, but even worse than a security breach is not knowing that you've been breached. Developing an intrusion detection system is essential to a secure organization. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci840313,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BUILD A BIGGER, FASTER STRONGER VPN | Exclusive Article For the past five years, networking guru Joel Snyder has run the world's largest and most complete VPN interoperability and testing facility. In this article, he offers his advice on design, authentication and much more. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci853003,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KERBEROS | Best Web Links Relatively new to Microsoft, but not new to computing, Kerberos is a secure method for authenticating a request for a service in a computer network. Tighten your perimeter with these helpful links. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285725,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KILL SPAM WITH THE ISA MESSAGE SCREENER | Live Webcast Who: Tom Shinder, author of best-selling book on ISA Server When: Oct. 24 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (17:00 GMT) Looking for a way to block spam from entering your network? Join this webcast and learn how to use ISA's Message Screener to block individual e-mail addresses or entire e-mail domains at the server level. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BOO! SUBMIT YOUR WINDOWS TIPS TODAY! | Tip Contest Halloween and the end of the month are drawing nearer. Submit a Windows-related tip today and you could win a Panasonic RR-US320 IC Digital Voice Recorder. 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