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NEWS
Why spammers love Windows (CNET)
When it comes to spam, blame the messenger service! Spammers are using the service, which is an administration feature in Windows, to sully your inbox. Messenger service usually lets a network administrator warn users of things like when server is going down for maintenance. But savvy spammers are using it to get addresses and spread their messages.
NEWS
What downturn? MS beats the Street (Reuters)
Microsoft is awash in green and black. The company's first-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street's predictions and more than doubled the net profit of the same period last year. Licensing 6.0 helped drive the money train. Sun Microsystems, on the other hand, is awash in red and pink. The Microsoft rival will lay off 4,400 employees after yet another losing quarter.
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BEST WEB LINKS
Firewalls
Firewalls have become a staple of systems administration, but they present some unique challenges. How do you protect your systems while allowing access to remote users? From configuration advice to product reviews, find out what you need to know about firewalls to keep your data safe.
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TALES OF WRITHING HORROR
Have you been infected yet? The worm still looms as a tremendous threat to enterprise security. Cyber terrorism -- the battlefront has been quiet for some time but are you ready for the next strike? Prepare yourself with ECM.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
Enhance performance by modifying security
With all of the emphasis on security these days, it's easy to go hog wild and apply every possible security setting to every server and workstation in your entire organization. However, in many cases doing so is unnecessary and hurts overall system performance. Security is important, but there is such a thing as overdoing it.
ASK SERDAR YEGULALP
Windows, Linux & Solaris together
Dear Serdar:
Is it possible to have three operating systems on my machine -- namely Windows, Linux and Solaris -- and then have an option while booting?
LIVE WEBCAST
Has MS delivered in Trustworthy Computing?
Who: Roberta Bragg, author
When: Oct. 31 at 2:00 p.m. EST (19:00 GMT)
In this Halloween webcast, security expert Roberta Bragg will take an in-depth look at Microsoft's newfound commitment to security and what it means for IT admins working with the Windows platform.
EXPERT OF THE MONTH
Certification Expert Ed Tittel
Ed Tittel has your certification answers. Check out some of his sage answers to member questions and find exclusive certification-related tips, articles and on-demand webcasts at our Expert of the Month homepage.
THE MISSING LINK
Sewing machine keeps cyberspace in stitches
Cyberspace is no longer threadbare. Some Swiss geeks have created a smart sewing machine that's linked to the Internet. The Windows-based machine will be a boon to surf-savvy seamsters and seamstresses who won't even have to leave their lockstitches to download the latest patterns and color tutorials. Sew there! Consider this hole in IT darned.
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