=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Administration Tip August 26, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Perform patch audits in minutes with Ecora Patch Manager http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17522,00.htm?ecora - FREE DOWNLOAD: Experience the benefits of REAL TIME monitoring! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17523,00.htm?tntsoftware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Shoot the Messenger - WMI script to clean up the LovSan registry key - Ask Roberta Bragg: Can't find security tab on OU property 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - True IT Blooper: IT think, therefore IT am - Featured Topic: Secrets of desktop deployment - Chapter Download: Group policies - Tip Contest: Down to the wire! 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Download a free, fully-functional trial of Ecora Patch Manager now! >> Free download: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17522,00.htm?ecora ____________________________________________________________________ SHOOT THE MESSSENGER | by Tom Lancaster The original intent of the Messenger Service was to provide a mechanism so users on a network could send each other short pop-up messages (using, for example, the NET SEND command). The paradigm for this kind of thing is the message from your friendly neighborhood system administrator, warning you that a system will shut down in 15 minutes. But the utility never really caught on, and is not widely used. Enter the bad guys. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci920954,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WMI SCRIPT TO CLEAN UP THE LOVESAN REGISTRY KEY | by Joel Johnson This handy WMI script can be called from your login scripts to clean up the LovSan registry key. But make sure you remember to add a Reg backup line to backup the registry first. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci920945,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN'T FIND SECURITY TAB ON OU PROPERTY | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta: I'm currently setting up a server for hosting multiple domains and trying to configure security policies on an organizational unit (OU). When I right click on the OU and select properties, I don't see the security tab. Any hints on how to get this security tab to appear on the OU property? >> CLICK here for Bragg's expert answer... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid546345_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: TNT Software Are you poring over event records after the fact? Are undetected DoS attacks a constant threat? Let ELM Enterprise Manager automate it! This affordable solution will monitor your security perimeter and alert you in time to take prompt action. Download your FREE eval copy of EEM 3.1 NOW and start experiencing the benefits for real time monitoring. >> CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FREE EVAL: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,17523,00.htm?tntsoftware ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT THINK, THEREFORE IT AM | True IT Blooper Do you really believe that what goes up must always come down? Well, at least one unfortunate soul did. In this blooper, an IT prankster poses as a brilliant scientist, but it's not long before he breaks every law of nature. >> CLICK for the full blooper... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci918982,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECRETS OF DESKTOP DEPLOYMENT | Featured Topic >From Windows 9x to XP, we have answers to your most pressing desktop questions. Load up on desktop solutions from our tips, expert responses, articles and online resources. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci920393,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GROUP POLICIES | Chapter Download Windows Server 2003 offers extensive control over system configuration and user environments through a feature called group policy. The first section of this chapter reviews the concept of group policies; the second provides a number of implementation examples and the third explores the underlying concepts of Microsoft's IntelliMirror. >> CLICK for this week's chapter download... http://www.searchwin2000.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid1_gci920429,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOWN TO THE WIRE! LAST CHANCE TO WIN! | Tip Contest Time is running out! Get your Windows-related tips in NOW if you want a chance to win this month's prize: the world's only portable CD/MP3 player with detachable speakers. 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