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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business" http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,9456,00.htm?freeguide -Sign up for our free Administrator Tip newsletter! http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=132&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - The difference between hackers and crackers - USB: The new virus infection pathway - How to track Win2k domain account lockouts - Ask Roberta Bragg: Can I secure OWA access over the Internet? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Exclusive Article: Network admin becomes patch master - Member Poll: Is Microsoft delivering Trustworthy Computing? - Featured Topic: Are you a contender? - Know-IT-All Quiz #19: Shortcut to anywhere ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: VeriSign - The Value of Trust Get the strongest server security -- 128-bit SSL encryption! Download VeriSign's FREE guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business" and learn everything you need to know about using SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions for serious online security. >> Get your FREE Guide now: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,9456,00.htm?freeguide ____________________________________________________________________ THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HACKERS AND CRACKERS | by InformIT When you think of security, it's a good bet that some of your thinking drifts to hackers and crackers. These are both security threats that you have to take into account. But do you know the difference? Well, some people do, and although many of them don't want their names bandied about, as is the case with the author of this tip, they can tell us much about the shadowy hacker community and other security threats as well. This tip defines the difference between hackers and crackers and discusses some simple things they can do to get inside your systems. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci876653,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USB: THE NEW VIRUS INFECTION PATHWAY | by James Michael Stewart We've known for a long time that viruses will use any and every possible communication pathway to gain access to a computer system. To aid in preventing infections we've deployed scanning software to scan local hard drives, network transmissions and even e-mail. However, there may be a new means of transference that is easily overlooked. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci852809,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO TRACK WIN2K DOMAIN ACCOUNT LOCKOUTS | by Randy Brown An easy way to track bad password attempts in a Windows 2000 domain is to take advantage of the "checked build" of Netlogon.dll on the PDC-emulator. (You should have the latest service pack installed before attempting this.) This creates a text file on the PDC-emulator that you can use to determine which clients are generating the bad password attempts. To take advantage of this feature, you need to perform the following steps. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci876160,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e3 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I SECURE OWA ACCESS OVER THE INTERNET? | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: I have a single domain, single Exchange 2000 server running Active Directory in native mode. I want to make Outlook Web Access available to my users via the Internet. What security should I use to make sure my exposure to the outside is not compromised on my Exchange server? >> CLICK here for Bragg's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid513311_tax285120,00.html For more expert advice, sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ ADMINISTRATOR TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free SearchWin2000.com's Administration Tip is a free newsletter that draws off the knowledge of experienced users, authors and other experts to provide IT professionals with guidance in being an effective network admin. >> Click here to auto-activate your subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=132&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NETWORK ADMIN BECOMES PATCH MASTER | Exclusive Article The Melissa virus changed the way Network admin Denver Roberts applies security updates on the desktops and laptops at SYSCO Food Services of Arizona. In this interview, he discusses his new effective security update process. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci876193,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IS MICROSOFT DELIVERING TRUSTWORTHY COMPUTING? | Member Poll As our way of celebrating the first birthday of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing, we would like to know what you think of the initiative. Are the patches too numerous? Is it all just a PR scam? Or do you think MS has really changed its tune? >> CLICK here to cast your vote... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll/1,289525,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ARE YOU A CONTENDER? | Featured Topic It's not too late to become a member of the now famous SearchWin2000.com Hall of Fame. Just enter your favorite technical tip and you could be a contender. If you're too busy to enter the competition this month, help choose the winner. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci876222,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SHORTCUT TO ANYWHERE | Know-IT-All Quiz #19 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Despite Win2k's graphical shell, there are many administrators who are more comfortable with a command line. They would rather bang a few keys to get their favorite programs to come up rather than navigate through a nest of menus and submenus. The easiest way to accomplish this is to: a. Place shortcuts to your favorite executables on your desktop b. Edit your process configurations in the task manager c. Store commonly used program paths in the registry d. Configure Windows "hotkeys" in the Control Panel e. 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