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Microsoft is warning Windows 2000 and XP users of a critical unchecked buffer flaw in the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) for virtual private networks (VPNs). Attackers exploiting the flaw could shut down those systems, creating a denial-of-service condition. The warning comes one day after Microsoft announced that Windows 2000 had passed the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CCITSE) certification. Server and client systems are at risk.
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MS may endorse new security cert (SearchSecurity.com)
Security+ is a new entry-level certification currently in beta from the Computing Technology Industry Association. Security+, rumor has it, could have the endorsement of Microsoft and Cisco, both of which are considering requiring it for their security certifications.
NEWS
Patch management software IT pro's friend (SearchWindowsManageability.com)
Vendors issue so many software patches to remedy bugs that IT pros are overwhelmed, and recent hacker attacks have "caught IT administrators with their pants down," said one expert.
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KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY #263
Test your protocol IQ
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a. order of magnitude
b. specification of sequence of flow objects
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e. flowbee
FEATURED TOPIC
Deciphering DNS
DNS is an integral part of Windows 2000, but configuring and managing it is a difficult and confusing process for many admins. Learn some tricks of the trade and get expert advice on running DNS in this week's Featured Topic.
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BLOOPER CONTEST
What a prize!
In an attempt to renew some interest in our True IT Blooper contest, we've upped the ante a bit with a slick prize for the October/November round -- an iRiver SlimX iMP-350 CD/MP3 Player! And to sweeten the deal, we're throwing in a pack of five 700 MB CD-Rs! For a detailed prize description, and to submit your own blooper through our tip forum, follow the link below. With any luck, you'll be in portable MP3 bliss in no time.
THE MISSING LINK
Scientists press the flesh over the Internet
If you think e-mail and instant messaging are too cold and impersonal, remember that one day, you may be able to feel the sweaty, clammy hands of the person on the other end of your Net connection. A gaggle of geeks in the United States and Britain have shaken out some technology that allowed them to conduct a transatlantic handshake via the Internet this week. Something called phantoms, which mimic the sense of touch by sending small impulses at very high frequencies, made the cybershake possible. When this tactile technology feels its way into the mainstream (about five years from now), trainee surgeons could use it to practice operations via the Internet, politicians could press the flesh back home without having to leave Capitol Hill, and big brothers away at college could log on and remind their little brothers back home who's boss. How touching!
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