=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Administration Tip November 4, 2003
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-122 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - How much is server downtime costing you? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20757,00.htm?track=NL-122&marathon - Prevent virus attacks with intelligent security patch management: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20758,00.htm?track=NL-122&managesoft =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - The real firewall strategy - Easy firewall testing - Got any malicious code? - Ask Roberta Bragg: Tackling VPN security without firewalls 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Tip Contest: New month, new prize! Win a CD/MP3 player! - Featured Topic: Reader's Choice -- Your favorite IT Web sites - Best Web Links: Firewalls - Article: Securing public computers with loopback processing ____________________________________________________________________ ***************SPONSORED BY: Marathon Endurance********************* How much is server downtime costing you? With Marathon Endurance, that's a question you never need to ask. Marathon delivers continuous uptime and full data protection for any Intel server brand and any Windows application. End-users get seamless service through component failures, lost network connections and physical disasters. Get a free copy of "What Will it Cost You?": http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20757,00.htm?track=NL-122&marathon ____________________________________________________________________ THE REAL FIREWALL STRATEGY | By Tom Lancaster Microsoft's latest strategy for security advises "use an Internet firewall." The company then suggests using a "hardware" or "software" firewall. So, which one of the two should you choose? The answer is both, and here's why. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci934875,00.html?track=NL-122 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EASY FIREWALL TESTING | By Tom Lancaster Microsoft's Windows NT/2k/XP contain a service called Simple TCP/IP Services, and when enabled, this service enables the Echo, Character Generator, Discard, and Quote of the Day programs. But while these programs were popular a decade ago, they are considered a security risk today, almost always disabled and often not even installed. However, that doesn't mean they aren't useful. One particularly useful thing you can use them for is to test a firewall. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci914409,00.html?track=NL-122 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GOT ANY MALICIOUS CODE? | By Tim Fenner There are a number of anti-adware and anti-spyware programs that you can install which will keep an eye on your computer and inform you when a known-bad program attempts to install itself. But often in this escalating battle, the unwanted programs are still able to sneak through, undetected by your guardian software. I've been able to discover many of these using a very simple tool: Windows System Information. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci918554,00.html?track=NL-122 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TACKLING VPN SECURITY WITHOUT FIREWALLS | Ask Robert Bragg Dear Roberta: With this latest round of worms it became apparent that our biggest exposure was NOT our front door (the firewall), but rather the back door (laptops brought in from vendors/home, VPN users without firewalls). How are most organizations tackling the issue of protecting those devices? We've tried to mandate antivirus software and firewalls, but how can we technically force compliance? >> CLICK for Roberta Bragg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid557232_tax285120,00.html?track=NL-122 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?track=NL-122&&&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ______________________________________________________________ ********************SPONSORED BY: ManageSoft******************* Prevent virus attacks with intelligent security patch management! New viruses attack every week. Manually installing security patches is unacceptably slow, costly and unreliable. ManageSoft Security Patch Management eliminates known vulnerabilities by automating business security patch updates. It's the quickest and most reliable way to deploy security patches to desktops, servers and mobile devices. Click here for "Automating Security Patch Management" white paper: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,20758,00.htm?track=NL-122&managesoft ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, NEW PRIZE! WIN A CD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip gauntlets? Have you submitted previously, only to get a less than stellar rating? Start fresh in November and get your Windows related IT tips submitted early for a crack at this month's super duper contest prize: An iRiver SlimX iMP-350 CD/MP3 player! >> CLICK here to submit and read more about this month's prize: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid1_tax5e1,00.html?track=NL-122 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= READERS CHOICE: YOUR FAVORITE IT WEB SITES | Featured Topic Some of you thought we had left out some key sites in our recent 'Top 10 sites for Windows admins' Featured Topic. So here's round two: fifteen additional sites you consider must-haves. http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci934213,00.html?track=NL-122 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FIREWALLS | Best Web Links Fire up your security with the right firewall and the toughest firewall administration and configuration procedures. Check out our collection of hand-picked links for information from hybrid threats to Microsoft Exchange security. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax55b,00.html?track=NL-122 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURING PUBLIC COMPUTERS WITH LOOPBACK PROCESSING | Article Sometimes, your computers need to be put in a place where the public can freely access them. Unfortunately, sometimes when you let a user near a public computer, technical mishaps can cause serious problems for your administrator. Believe it or not, there is a way to help alleviate this problem in Windows 2000 group policies, and it's called loopback processing. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci891641_tax288607,00.html?track=NL-122 ___________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Senior Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CATHERINE KETCHER, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your bloopers and Featured Topic ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. ____________________________________________________________________ WILL HURWITZ, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your favorite Web sites and white papers. ____________________________________________________________________ VANDANA SHARMA, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips and true IT bloopers. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ KEVIN NOLAN (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-122 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. 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