Security Tip: Microsoft security E-learning clinics

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July 07, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Security Tip NEWS     TOPICS     ASK THE EXPERTS     TIPS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > Sunbelt Software's Network Security Inspector IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Microsoft security E-learning clinics   >  Lessons learned from MBSA 1.2   >  Ask the Expert: Can I create a new admin password while logged on as a regular user?   >  More Windows scanners, Part 1   A World-Class Scanner That Won't Make a Hole in Your Budget! Sunbelt Network Security Inspector (SNSI), is a low-cost, quick-install, fast-result vulnerability scanner. It uses a top-quality, commercial-grade vulnerability database with well over 2,000 ranked Windows vulnerabilities. SNSI is licensed per Admin, not IP so you can afford to be proactive without compromises. Click here for your free download:   Microsoft security E-learning clinics [Tom Lancaster] Would-be Microsoft security practitioners can now access and understand a lot of security-related material that the company deems important enough to tout highly and give away for free. Read more about the company's security clinics in this tip. Lessons learned from MBSA 1.2 [Tom Lancaster] Having repeatedly seen the advice on the Microsoft Security home page to use the company's Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), Tom Lancaster decided to go ahead and give it a try. Read about the benefits of MBSA 1.2 in this tip. Ask the Expert: Can I create a new admin password while logged on as a regular user? [Roberta Bragg] Dear Roberta, I want to create a new admin password to my Win2000 server while logged on as a regular user and not as an admin. Is this possible? More Windows scanners, Part 1 [Tom Lancaster] This tip offers a quick review of the variety of security scanners you can download and run on your Windows machine. This will help you inspect and evaluate security posture from inside or outside a network. FEATURED TOPIC:  Longhorn: Raging bull or bum steer? Will the next version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," be the bull of the woods -- or a bum steer? You be the judge, as you browse this collection of Longhorn articles and news. NEWS:  Microsoft aims to blunt Internet Explorer exploit The software maker has issued configuration changes for three versions of Windows to lessen the effects of a vulnerability in its Web browser. KNOW-IT-ALL CHAPTER QUIZ:  Learn SQL tricks from The Guru! Veteran IT professionals know that the official documentation is only half the story. In this chapter, best-selling SQL guru Ken Henderson dives deep into the dark corners of SQL to hunt for undocumented features. Want a free copy of 'The guru's guide to SQL Server architecture and internals?' Take the challenging chapter quiz and send us your score for a chance to win! 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 E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Administrator Tips 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 "Windows Security Administration Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-122 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 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494