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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Security Webinar "Learn how to Harden your Linux Systems against Hackers" http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6786,00.htm?freesecuritywebinar - Tales of writhing horror http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6772,00.htm?roicasestudy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Make sure to secure your shares - Where do you draw the line on employee monitoring? - Security certification is worth it 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Exclusive Article: From the trenches, part 1 -- Ping - Best Web Links: Proxy Server/ISA Server - Live Webcast: Can Windows and Unix play nice? - Tip Contest: Win a Panasonic digital voice recorder! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Intense School - The Security Training Experts Free Security Webinar - "Learn how to Harden your Linux Systems against Hackers" - You will receive hands-on expert training on the techniques used by systems administrators to prevent break-ins. - You will learn advanced techniques to minimize the damage attackers can do in the event they do manage to get through your defenses. - Observe how to take an "Out of the Box" Linux installation and make it as secure as possible. >> CLICK here to register! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6786,00.htm?freesecuritywebinar ____________________________________________________________________ MAKE SURE TO SECURE YOUR SHARES | by Adesh Rampat As we know, all versions of Microsoft Windows provide a workstation with the ability to share files or folders across a network with other workstations. This ability to share files permits a host to manipulate remote files just as if they were local. But improper configuration of network shares can expose critical system files, or even worse, allow a user or program to take full control of the host. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci858195,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DRAWING THE LINE ON EMPLOYEE MONITORING | by Kevin Beaver Over the past few years, the employee monitoring waters have grown very murky. There are court cases that argue both sides of the story. Some see employee monitoring as a general best practice; others see it as an invasion of employee privacy and a highly charged issue of which they want to steer clear. Regardless of anyone's stance, the studies out there show that companies are losing major bucks, time and resources on non-business-based computer usage. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci857395,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/283640 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURITY CERTIFICATION IS WORTH IT | by Robert Scheier When earnings are weak or you're out of a job, is it worth paying thousands of dollars for security certification for yourself or an employee? The answer seems to be yes, especially if you're talking about one of the premier certifications from organizations such as the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute and ISC2 (International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium Inc.) But just how much certification helps, and which are most valuable, depends on whom you talk to. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci857012,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Configuresoft 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. Read a brief story about how ECM saved the day for one company! >> CLICK for more information: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,6772,00.htm?roicasestudy ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE TRENCHES, PART 1: PING | Exclusive Article In part one of this three-part article, network administrator and IT consultant Tim Fenner discusses the basic uses of the ping command and other TCP/IP connection testing utilities and ways to use them more extensively. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci856086,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROXY SERVER/ISA SERVER | Best Web Links Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 -- the successor to Proxy Server -- combines an extensible, multilayer enterprise firewall with a scalable, high-performance Web cache. Find out more about it and how you can use it to speed up and secure your Web sites in this collection of Best Web Links. >> Click for the best links http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax55e,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN WINDOWS AND UNIX PLAY NICE? | Live Webcast Who: Paul Hinsberg, author When: Oct. 23 at 12 p.m. EDT (16:00 GMT) This webcast will present solutions to compatibility problems faced by IT admins. Discussion topics will include both administrative issues and programmatic concerns. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/webcasts/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A PANASONIC DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER! | Tip Contest Get in the game, people! Submit your Windows-related tips for the October contest as soon as possible so users have ample time to rate them! 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