=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Security Administration Tip March 2, 2004
Essential tools and advice for the security-focused administrator. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-122&ad=477507 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - New Microsoft(R) Office System Eval Kit http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,25637,00.htm?track=NL-122&ad=477507µsoft =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Keeping Windows Office up-to-date - Two ways to update MS Office for security - Ask Roberta Bragg: Help! Someone changed my admin password 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Article: Report rates Windows Server 2003 security - Opinion: Microsoft's weeklong security blitz - Featured Topic: Printer admin playbook - Tip Contest: Win a TDK MOJO 256MB MP3 player! ____________________________________________________________________ *********************Sponsored by: Microsoft ********************* New Microsoft(R) Office System Eval Kit Discover Great Moments at Work with the new Microsoft(R) Office System. Free up time to research future technologies and finish that IT strategy with time to spare. The Microsoft Office System lets users quickly and easily connect to the information, people, and resources they need. Get your Evaluation Kit today. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,25637,00.htm?track=NL-122&ad=477507µsoft ____________________________________________________________________ KEEPING WINDOWS OFFICE UP-TO-DATE | By Tom Lancaster Maintaining proper security means keeping applications patched and updated just like operating systems and other key software components. But even when Windows admins are careful about their security components and operating systems, they all too frequently overlook applications. The simple solution is a link to Office Update located at the top of the Windows Update Web page. >> CLICK for the full expert tip: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,25638,00.htm?track=NL-122&ad=477507&officeupdate =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TWO WAYS TO UPDATE MS OFFICE FOR SECURITY | By Tom Lancaster Packages like Microsoft Office need regular checks to see if they're current and up-to-date. Read about two ways to check on the concurrency of specific Office installations. >> CLICK for the full expert tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci943149,00.html?track=NL-122&ad=477507 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HELP! SOMEONE CHANGED MY ADMIN PASSWORD | Ask Roberta Bragg Dear Roberta, My computer has Windows 2000 Pro and is part of a LAN. Recently, someone changed my administrator password and used my PC. I had to install the OS again to get control of my PC. Is there any way to stop this from happening again? I suspect someone might be using software to change my administrator password remotely. >> CLICK to read Roberta Bragg's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid574161_tax285120,00.html?track=NL-122&ad=477507 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&ad=477507 __________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REPORT RATES WINDOWS SERVER 2003 SECURITY | Article While Windows Server 2003 represents a major improvement in security for Microsoft, a new report by the Burton Group finds that Linux and Unix are "more appropriate" for companies that run "high-risk" applications. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci952917,00.html?track=NL-122&ad=477507 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT'S WEEKLONG SECURITY BLITZ | Opinion Microsoft is mending its security ways. That was the gist last week of a Redmond stump speech that stretched from the RSA show in San Francisco to Bill Gates' college-speaking blitz to the e-Crime Congress in London. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci952744,00.html?track=NL-122&ad=477507 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRINTER ADMIN PLAYBOOK | Featured Topic Printer management is a fact of life for network admins. Consider this required reading for understanding how to set up, fine tune and troubleshoot those persnickety peripherals. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci952522,00.html?track=NL-122&ad=477507 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A TDK MOJO 256MB MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip gauntlets? 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