Today's News: Microsoft levels patch playing field

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Published by SearchWin2000.com   November 05, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  SearchWin2000.com Career Center: Looking for a new job?  Top News of the Week  >>  Support center upgrades, pressing ahead with SP2 SPONSORED BY: SearchWin2000.com Career Center Looking for a new job? Visit the SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice and find over 37,000 tech positions to choose from. And get the career resources you need to set yourself apart from other job seekers. Find training and certification resources, get help with your resume and more. Visit today! Click here to visit the Career Center today!  Headline  Microsoft levels the playing field for patch notices By John Hogan, Senior News Editor Psst. Want the scoop on what's in Microsoft's security bulletin this month? Well, you no longer have to be a select customer to get that kind of information. From now on, Redmond has declared, security notifications will be publicly available on its Web site three business days ahead of Patch Tuesday, which is the second Tuesday of each month. Microsoft said the move is designed to help IT organizations better plan for patch deployments. The security summaries will give a general description of the vulnerabilities that will be patched, but details will be withheld to prevent bad guys from using the early notice as a head start on exploits. Click here to read more about the early notification program, as well as for a wrap-up of the week's Windows news. More on this topic: >  Microsoft overhauls search on support sites >  Microsoft boosts remote power of SMS >  IT pressing ahead with XP SP2 despite concerns >  Meta offers advice on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance >  Ask Microsoft: Virus scanners and the 'no update' option  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: Securing Terminal Services When it comes to Terminal Services, security must be viewed as a whole with end-to-end measures throughout your TS environment. Any "a little bit here and a little bit there"-solutions will inevitably leave your entire system vulnerable to malicious attackers. This chapter walks through the security layers and strategies that need to be in place in order to make your TS environment truly bulletproof. Ask the Expert: Check out our new FAQ! Have a question for our team of experts? Your question may have already been answered! Save time by browsing our new FAQ, where each expert has picked the most common problems and challenges for that particular area of Windows technology. Check it out today! Tip of the Day: PsPasswd: A free password-changing utility Strong password policies are one of the many cornerstones of good administrative practice. That said, if an administrator is responsible for several dozen machines, all of which need to have a password rotated regularly, the process of manually providing new passwords for each machine can be tiresome. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT Blooper #158: Ms. PC, M.D. Nursing is a truly noble profession, but as A.L. explains, when a nurse decides to treat more than just her patients, everyone's world can get turned upside down...  Vent!  Can Windows and Linux peacefully co-exist? Take our latest poll and sound off. Member Surveys Enter your e-mail and start receiving Member Surveys. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   Contact Us   SENIOR NEWS EDITOR John Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. SENIOR SITE EDITOR Marilyn Cohodas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your original articles and best practices. SITE SALES MANAGER Mike Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter.   A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=496654&lid=430722&track=NL-118&ad=496654 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.