=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Administration Tip June 3, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Discover rogue machines and open ports on your network - FREE http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,14579,00.htm?ecora - SearchWin2000.com Product and Vendor Guide http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/MainServlet?ksAction=Home&Offer=p&vguisur =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Use those Windows security templates - Secure your Web server - Security enhancements to server systems - Ask Roberta Bragg: Do I need AD to use EFS? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - White Paper: Windows 2000 and network security - Featured Topic: E-mail storage strategies - Exclusive Article: Admins contend with new skills, certs - Best Web Links: The Know-IT-All Quiz extravaganza! - Tip Contest: Congratulations to our May tip winners! ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: Ecora How secure is your network? Quickly discover any rogue machines or unauthorized open ports with Ecora's FREE utility, Ecora(R) NetExplorer. Find just about every type of device running within a specified IP range, giving you a complete inventory of your network. NetExplorer also scans TCP and UDP ports to close potential security holes before someone else finds them. Free download: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,14579,00.htm?ecora ____________________________________________________________________ USE THOSE WINDOWS SECURITY TEMPLATES | by Tom Lancaster Early adopters of Windows Server 2003 will get an added bonus: They will find significantly more settings possible in security templates, thanks in large part to the 220-plus new security-related objects that Windows Server 2003 can recognize and manage in this context. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci903870,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURE YOUR WEB SERVER | by Mark Walla and Robert Williams Clearly you want to put your company onto the Internet in the best way possible, so customers and partners can get information they need to do business with you. At the same time, you want to make sure that you don't give away the whole ranch by letting anyone on the Web wander all over your server, finding whatever he might choose. This tip discusses some of the things you can do to secure your Web server. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci885971,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS TO SERVER SYSTEMS | by Robert L. Scheier The big buzz in security these days is the need for end-to-end security -- not just security at the firewall, the network or the server. This roundup focuses on recent security enhancements to server operating systems, a product category that has been around since the '80s, and on appliances that use a hardened operating system or its equivalent to protect a server. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci901889,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DO I NEED AD TO USE EFS? | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: I'm currently running a flat network with two Windows 2000 member servers. We recently received a task order, whereby we need to encrypt some very sensitive data. The problem I have is that initially the network administrator attempted to create folders on the server allowing the users to transfer data to that member server and apply encryption. That did not seem to work. I was under the impression that this had been resolved, but I then received an e-mail from him stating that Active Directory is required to perform this task. Is this correct? >> CLICK here for Bragg's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid527909_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 ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: SearchWin2000.com Product and Vendor Guide The Product and Vendor Guide is one of the most comprehensive directories of vendor and product information on the Web. This guide covers a wide range of areas for you to thoroughly research including infrastructure and systems management, Web application and development, security solutions and much more. Click here: http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/searchwin2000/MainServlet?ksAction=Home&Offer=p&vguisur ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 2000 AND NETWORK SECURITY | White Paper This white paper focuses on basic network security procedures and some of the newer features of Windows 2000. Topics discussed will also include antivirus issues, Active Directory and group policy. Click now to read this informative paper, or visit the main security white paper section on SearchWin2000.com. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci828464,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= E-MAIL STORAGE STRATEGIES | Featured Topic E-mail is taking up a lot of your server space these days, isn't it? This featured topic offers tips and advice to help you deal with this common and growing data storage issue. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci903193,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINS CONTEND WITH NEW SKILLS, CERTS | Exclusive Article For most admins, the release of the new Windows Server 2003 means contending with a new skill set and a new slate of exams. But admins making the leap from Windows NT 4.0 will have an even bigger challenge, according to Microsoft's general manager of training and certification. In this follow-up article, Ed Tittel answers members' questions from his recent webcast, "What's new in Windows certifications in 2003." >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci902723,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ EXTRAVAGANZA | Best Web Links We don't want you to lose your edge, get rusty or stagnate. Remember what they say -- a rolling stone gathers no moss. That's why we've combined all of our past Know-IT-All Quizzes into this Best Web Link category! Try your hand at these quick tests, taken from tips we've featured on our site, and let us help you stay your sharpest. >> CLICK for the KIA quiz collection http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax294385,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MAY TIP WINNERS! | Tip Contest 1st place: Backing up your mobile users by Leif Gregory Grand prize: Logitech webcam http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci902990,00.html 2nd place: Saving and moving server shares to a new server by Richard Jenkins http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci902993,00.html 3rd place: Recover the task bar quickly after explorer.exe crashes by Chris Clayton http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci900729,00.html Want to get in on the action? Submit any Windows-related tip and you could win this month's awesome prize -- an iAUDIO 128 MB MP3 player with FM and voice recorder! 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