This Week: Does once-a-month patching work for you?

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A weekly newsletter published by TechTarget  October 27, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the Editor: A patch a month keeps the cracker away >> Featured Topic: EFS -- Proceed with caution >> Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Christa Anderson VPN Information Kit: >> Webcast: VPN fundamentals for Windows 2000 and 2003 >> Featured Topic: Tame the VPN beast >> Chapter Download: "Working remotely and working offline" >> Site Highlights: Webcast premiere: Scaling Windows Server 2003 into the enterprise and beyond White Paper: Fighting the war against spam Networking Decisions Conference: Nov. 5-7  From the Editor: by John Hogan, Site Editor One of the features of Microsoft's new security initiative is a move toward a monthly patch cycle. No more guessing when the next patch will be released. No more chasing your tail with a seemingly endless stream of individual patches. The new program was spelled out recently by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at his company's Worldwide Partner Conference. The only exception to the rule is in the event that an emergency crops up. When that happens, Microsoft will issue a special alert. And lo and behold, just such a case occurred recently, with Redmond sounding the alarm about four critical Windows vulnerabilities, and one for Exchange 2000. Being the curious type, I'm interested to know how this policy is being received by the folks in Windows shops. Does once-a-month patching work for you? Take SearchWin2000.com's new poll on the subject or send me an e-mail with your thoughts. Have a great week.  Featured Topic: EFS: Proceed with caution by Catherine Ketcher, Site Editor Encrypting File System (EFS) is a powerful technology that should be approached with caution; otherwise you may find that you can't decrypt your own files. Get some expert pointers here. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Christa Anderson, Senior Technologist, triCerat, Inc. Categories: Terminal Services A SearchWin2000.com member writes, "We have installed a second Terminal Server on the network. Clients usually connect to TS through a VPN. Some clients can connect to both Terminal Servers and some can connect only to the old TS. It seems to me that some client boxes are not able to connect to the new TS. Any idea why?" View Christa's answer to this question. VPN Information Kit: >> VPN fundamentals for Windows 2000 and 2003 Virtual private networks (VPNs) are rapidly becoming the method by which organizations with remote offices use the Internet with relatively secure communications. Explore the fundamentals of VPN connectivity with Bill Boswell as he discusses how it is implemented in Microsoft's Windows 2000 and 2003 server platforms. >> Featured Topic: Tame the VPN beast Does 'VPN' make you think Virtual Private Network or Veritable Pain in the Neck? If it's the latter, check out our collection of resources to help you virtually connect. >> Chapter of the Week: Windows XP Tips & Techniques -- Chapter 14, 'Working remotely and working offline' If you often work outside your office, this chapter is for you. Learn how to set up a remote and client system, how to configure a VPN server, how to synchronize on demand and more. With a remote connection, you can access office resources just as if you were there. Tip of the Week: This past April, Microsoft and practice test provider MeasureUp rolled out free skills assessments on four major Windows Server 2003 related exam areas. Since it's been a little over six months since the debut of these self-assessments, I did some follow-up to get a sense of how they're doing. I learned that site visitors have taken a huge number of self-assessments -- over 150,000 -- and that the program has been pretty darn successful. >> Practice makes perfect  Site Highlights Webcast premiere: Oct. 23rd Scaling Windows Server 2003 into the enterprise and beyond Join this webcast to hear about architectures that extend Windows Server 2003's capabilities. Fighting the war against spam The problem with spam filtering: balancing needs of administrators and end users Delve into the latest spam concerns driving users to implement anti-spam solutions. Networking Decisions Conference: Nov. 5-7 FREE conference featuring useful new technologies and products in the enterprise-networking arena. Register for the Networking Decisions Conference November 5-7, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia on SearchNetworking.com. Sign up to receive free expert tips! 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