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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Secure all your Web servers now -- with a proven 5-part strategy http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8259,00.htm?freeguide - VS.NET code and tip exchange http://searchVB.com/r/0,,6858,00.htm?vs.netinfocenter =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Are you caching shares? - Privacy, performance and resource issues with IE - Tighten your security with three basic practices 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask Roberta Bragg: Where can I find MS System Update Server? - Exclusive Article: Coping with AD's limitations - Admin Know-IT-all Quiz #14: A questionable background - Tip Contest: Submit your tips -- win a Mojo CD-MP3 player ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign - The Value of Trust Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven 5-part strategy. The FREE Server Security Guide shows you how: - DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION and authentication techniques - DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION with the strongest security without disrupting users And more. >> Get your FREE Guide now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8259,00.htm?freeguide ____________________________________________________________________ ARE YOU CACHING SHARES? | by Tom Lancaster Almost everyone knows that when you set up a share on a Windows 2000 workstation or server, you should set the permissions to restrict access. But most administrators don't bother to change the cache settings. These settings aren't particularly dangerous, but you should understand what they do. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci867859,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRIVACY, PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCE ISSUES WITH IE | by Carol Miller Think you've learned all there is to know about Internet Explorer? Think again as you benefit from a better understanding of some subtle IE nuances that affect the privacy and performance of your PC. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci868054,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIGHTEN YOUR SECURITY WITH THREE BASIC PRACTICES | by Tanya Candia E-mail is the dominant means of transmitting information, yet very little is done to keep it safe when traveling over insecure networks. Organizations should adopt three basic security practices: Declare e-mail a strategic asset and a key business process and protect it as such; define and enforce content management policies; and educate their users. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci864701,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ VS.NET CODE AND TIP EXCHANGE Share your code and tips at the new Visual Studio .NET Info Center! The VS.NET Info Center offers the latest articles, tutorials, expert advice and tips on VS.NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C# .NET, C++ .NET and ADO.NET. Help support this new developer community! If you've got a helpful tip or some useful code to share, send it to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. (We'll e-mail you when it's been posted.) >>CLICK to visit the VS.NET Info Center... http://searchVB.com/r/0,,6858,00.htm?vs.netinfocenter ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHERE CAN I FIND MS SYSTEM UPDATE SERVER? | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: You mentioned a new tool from Microsoft that you called Microsoft's free patch management program, System Update Server (SUS). I have searched Microsoft's Web site and can't find any reference to this tool. Where can it be found? I run a small five-node network at home and this looks like it would ease my patch management issues well. >> CLICK here for Roberta Bragg's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid504687_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COPING WITH AD'S LIMITATIONS | Exclusive Article Speakers and IT pros at a technical confab point out Active Directory's numerous management and security problems while identifying a few third-party tools now available to patch over those shortcomings. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci867564,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A QUESTIONABLE BACKGROUND | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #14 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Many administrators are familiar with the option in Windows 2000 to give equal processing time or priority to foreground and/or background processes. The best way to provide additional levels of granularity and flexibility to foreground and background processes is to: a. Adjust the processing settings in your Control Panel b. Edit the way Windows 2000 handles quantum lengths c. Look for errors within your redo logs d. Clean out your recycle bin and Internet cache e. Hire a P.I. to investigate your PC's background >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci866952,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT YOUR TIPS -- WIN A MOJO CD-MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest You have them -- we need them. But your submissions will not go unrewarded. You'll have a chance to win a brand new TDK MOJO CD-MP3 player! 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