=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Administration Tip Jan. 7, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free white papers http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html - Share code and tips at the new Visual Studio .NET Info Center! http://searchVB.com/r/0,,6858,00.htm?vs.netinfocenter =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Use callback for remote access - Disable the caching of SSL sites - Backdoor Trojan making the rounds 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask Roberta Bragg: Can you list some EFS benefits/limitations? - Exclusive Article: Oops! True IT blooper #90: Fuzzy brain - Best Web Links: Authentication/password protection - Tip Contest: New January prize -- a WAP11 Network Access Point ____________________________________________________________________ Free white papers Download the key papers you need today to make better-informed decisions. Targeted categories include: Windows security, Active Directory, client and desktop administration, Exchange and messaging troubleshooting, and more. >> CLICK here to access the free SearchWin2000.com white papers: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid1,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ USE CALLBACK FOR REMOTE ACCESS | by Tom Lancaster If you are using a traditional modem-based remote access service for users and administrators to access your network from a remote location, you may want to take advantage of one of the features of the point-to-point protocol (PPP). This feature, known in Windows as 'callback,' has two major advantages. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci872154,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DISABLE THE CACHING OF SSL SITES | by Devarajan Mohan By default, Internet Explorer will cache the sites in your Temporary Internet folder. This can prove a security risk if you're in favor of covering your tracks. Follow the procedure below to keep this caching from occurring. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci872357,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BACKDOOR TROJAN MAKING THE ROUNDS | by James Michael Stewart Another villain in the myriad of malicious code entities proliferating on the Internet has been discovered. Backdoor.Sparta.C is a Trojan horse that creates a backdoor on infected systems that a remote cracker can use to gain entry into your system. The Trojan horse opens a port on all of your network interfaces and attempts to send an ICQ message to the cracker with information about your system, such as your IP address and the open port number. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci866938,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ VS.NET CODE AND TIP EXCHANGE | VS.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]. >> CLICK to visit the VS.NET Info Center... http://searchVB.com/r/0,,6858,00.htm?vs.netinfocenter ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN YOU LIST SOME EFS BENEFITS/LIMITATIONS? | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: I am looking for some guidelines for interpreting what Kerberos-based EFS can give us and the expectations that we should have for its limitations. Can you help me out? >> CLICK here for Bragg's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid501476_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #90: FUZZY BRAIN | Exclusive Article When installation of software looks like it's on track, it's just as likely to derail. In this blooper, a disaster recovery system seems doomed when an engineer gets his wires crossed. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci871503,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUTHENTICATION/PASSWORD PROTECTION | Best Web Links Who goes there? Learn how password authentication security works in NT/2000 and how you can improve your password policies to minimize vulnerability. >>Click here for the best authentication/password links: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax288821,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW JANUARY PRIZE -- A WAP11 NETWORK ACCESS POINT! | Tip Contest We hope you had a fun and eventful New Year's Eve, but shake the cobwebs away and listen up for a moment -- we need your tips! 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