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Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Ensure system & application performance with NetIQ MailMarshal http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11604,00.htm?netiq - Sign up for our free Windows 2000 in the Enterprise newsletter! http://searchWindowsManageability.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid33,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=50000009&FE=1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Invalidate LANMan - Wireless handhelds need defense-in-depth - Centrally tracking user logon attempts - Ask Roberta Bragg: How can I retrieve a BIOS password? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Exclusive Article: Freight firm hauls in 37,000 patches - Conference Info: 10 Best Practices for Windows Security - SearchWin2000.com Survey: Does Microsoft pass or fail? - Know-IT-All Quiz #27: Howdy, stranger - Tip Contest: Last chance to win! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: NetIQ Ensure system & application performance with NetIQ MailMarshal Worried that unmonitored use of company e-mail is reducing employee productivity and exposing your network to spam, viruses and legal liability? View a FREE flash demo of NetIQ MailMarshal products to discover how you can protect confidential information, block e-mail-based viruses and enforce e-mail usage policies. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,11604,00.htm?netiq ____________________________________________________________________ INVALIDATE LANMAN | by Tom Lancaster One of the easiest holes to exploit in Windows security is the LANManager. LANManager is an incredibly weak security system that was used eons ago, back in the Windows for Workgroups (Windows 3.1) days. And of course, in the interests of backwards compatibility, it has lived on and on through each subsequent version of Windows. This tip contains two ways to prevent LANManager from coming back to haunt you. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887811,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIRELESS HANDHELDS NEED DEFENSE-IN-DEPTH | by Robert L. Scheier Personal digital assistants and other handheld devices were serious enough security risks when users merely synched them with their desktop computers for e-mails, schedules and contact lists. Wireless handhelds pose a greater risk because a thief or hacker might be able to use the handheld's connectivity features to connect back into sensitive corporate systems. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci886699,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CENTRALLY TRACKING USER LOGON ATTEMPTS | by Mark Bagley You can centrally track domain user logon attempts by using the audit setting "audit account logon events." This setting generates a security event log entry whenever the computer on which the setting is active authenticates a user who is logging onto a different computer. By setting this on at a domain controller, any user logon attempts that are serviced by the domain controller will be recorded in the domain controller security event log. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci887747,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW CAN I RETRIEVE A BIOS PASSWORD? | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: I have forgotten the BIOS password, obviously making it difficult for me to log in. I have checked the "always" option as well. How do I go about retrieving this? >> CLICK here for Bragg's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid522725_tax285120,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then 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 ___________________________________________________________________ WINDOWS 2000 IN THE ENTERPRISE | Sign up for free If you want to know the latest on what's happening with Windows systems management, this weekly newsletter is for you. Sign up now with one simple click! http://searchWindowsManageability.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid33,00.html?cid=&em=&tid=50000009&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FREIGHT FIRM HAULS IN 37,000 PATCHES | Exclusive Article Administrators at freight giant CNF have installed an eye-popping 37,000 Windows desktop patches since August. With that kind of patch total, it might seem that the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company waves every patch through with little care but, in fact, the opposite is true. An IT manager with CNF explains why. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci887247,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 10 BEST PRACTICES FOR WINDOWS SECURITY | Conference Info Windows is everywhere in the enterprise -- and so are your security vulnerabilities. Join top Windows security expert, Roberta Bragg, as she takes you through the top ten windows security best practices that will help you finally sleep soundly at night. Take charge and focus your efforts on the security initiatives and policies to safeguard your enterprise. >> CLICK here to learn more... http://windowsdecisions.techtarget.com/html/registration.htm?Offer=wdw2sp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOES MICROSOFT PASS OR FAIL? | SearchWin2000.com Survey Has Redmond addressed your security concerns over the past 12 months? Is your company looking more seriously at Linux as an alternative to Windows on the server? What benefits do you see from Active Directory? Is the product upgrade cycle more or less rational than it was one year ago? Please take this 10-minute survey and help us prepare Microsoft's report card for 2003. Thanks in advance for your input and participation. >> CLICK to take the survey... http://www.insightexpress.com/s/Sear53580 >> Read last year's report card: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci820712,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOWDY, STRANGER | Know-IT-All Quiz #27 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. When upgrading to Windows XP, your DVD drive may disappear without a trace. To help XP recognize and configure your optical drive your fix will need to include: a. Making the appropriate registry edits b. Updating the device driver -- online or from a vendor disk d. Troubleshooting a device error in your Control Panel e. Both a. and b. f. Bringing it home to meet the parents >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci886799,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LAST CHANCE TO WIN! | Tip Contest Time is running out in our March tip contest, but it's still not too late to get in on the action! 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