Windows Security Tip: Using Windows to set up workstation security

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March 23, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Security Alert Issue Sponsored By: Sunbelt Software Download: Be Proactive with Real-Time Monitoring! IN THIS ISSUE: Using Windows to set up workstation security Help us grade Microsoft! Keeping Windows Office up-to-date Interesting times in your e-mail inbox Microsoft taking steps to integrate WUS with Windows A Scanner That Won't Make a Hole in Your Budget! Introducing: Sunbelt Network Security Inspector (SNSI). A low-cost, quick-install, fast-result vulnerability scanner with a commercial-grade vulnerability database. SNSI is licensed per Admin, not IP! Click here for a free product evaluation. Using Windows to set up workstation security [Adesh Rampat] This article looks at some features included in both Windows 2000 and 2003 that most administrators are aware of, but might often overlook when implementing security on a workstation. Among the features examined are passwork policies, drive mapping and working with the winnt.adm file. MORE INFO: Click here for the full expert tip. Help us grade Microsoft! [SearchWin2000.com editors] Now's your chance to grade Microsoft! Take part in SearchWin2000.com's third annual survey of IT professionals' attitudes about flagship Windows products and customer support issues. Did Redmond finally get trustworthy computing right with the release of Window Server 2003? Are you going to renew your Software Assurance agreement? What's up with the MCSE? Take this 10-minute survey. The editors will tally the results, compare your answers with last year, then publish the findings. Keeping Windows Office up-to-date [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. Interesting times in your e-mail inbox [Tom Lancaster] Recently, numerous new mass mailing viruses -- including Beagle.A, Novarg.A, and MyDoom.B -- have been discovered. These viruses harvest e-mail addresses from e-mail address books and other files likely to contain e-mail addresses to identify designated message recipients. But what makes them so powerful and such great potential sources of infection is that they also use harvested addresses to identify the sender as well. Why is this significant, you may ask? This tip will explain why. NEWS: Microsoft taking steps to integrate WUS with Windows In an interview, a Microsoft executive outlines the software maker's plans to create Windows Update Services -- the patch-management utility formerly called Software Update Services, which will now be known as Windows Update Services (WUS). Download: Be Proactive with Real-Time Monitoring! There are two ways to manage your critical systems: Reactive and Proactive. ELM Enterprise Manager supports the latter. Download your FREE eval copy NOW and experience the time saving and performance increases real-time monitoring will provide you. Click here to download. ASK THE EXPERTS: What services would be affected when removing admin shares? Dear Roberta Bragg, Some of the administrative shares in Windows NT/2000 are likely to be totally removed for security. I have found some Microsoft articles that describe how to permanently remove those shares. Now the real question before doing this is: what services would actually be affected when removing a share? In other words, what should we know about admin shares before removing them and what are the consequences? TIPS: Crash Course: Certification Security and messaging credentials are the newest additions to Microsoft's ever-changing world of certifications. Here's a wrap-up of the latest in certification and career advancement. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free Newsletters! Select newsletter you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Certification Tip Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Security Alert": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-122&ad=478764 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494