=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TechTarget | Network and Systems Management Jan. 21, 2004 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: FREE eBook on Network Configuration Management http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,23569,00.htm?track=NL-314&alterpoint ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents
1. NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TIPS - Today's Featured Tip: Building an incident report - Manage your group policy templates - Understanding malware: A lesson in vocabulary 2. ESSENTIAL LINKS - Looking for trouble: ICMP and IP statistics to watch - Chapter of the Week: Computer Networks - A systems approach - Featured Topic: New networking terms - White Paper: Network performance infrastructures ___________________________________________________________________ *******************>> Sponsored by AlterPoint <<******************* FREE eBook on Network Configuration Management Want expert advice on Network Configuration Management? In this FREE eBook, "Tips & Tricks Guide to Network Configuration Management" you'll get over 100-pages of step-by-step, how-to advice on change management techniques and best practices, troubleshooting configuration errors, enhancing network security, and selecting and deploying a NCM solution. Download your copy today http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,23569,00.htm?track=NL-314&alterpoint ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TODAY'S FEATURED NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TIP BUILDING AN INCIDENT REPORT by Barrie Sosinsky In order to document and respond to network incidents you will need to thoroughly record the details of the problem. Documentation is necessary in order to present the activity to management, and, indeed, will be required should your enterprise decide to proceed legally against the parties responsible. Almost as bad as the incident having happened is the feeling that you have missed some crucial piece of evidence that could help track down and convict the culprit, or, worse, leave your systems open to another attack. Take a look at some of the essentials of an incident report here: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci945346,00.html?track=NL-314 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MANAGE YOUR GROUP POLICY TEMPLATES | Barrie Sosinsky It's important to document your organization's use of group policy templates. However, there are a large amount of these templates to track, which makes the creation of the inventory very difficult to do. But one of the Cool Solutions posted to Novell's Web site can be of considerable use in this regard. Read more here: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci936355,00.html?track=NL-314 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNDERSTANDING MALWARE: A LESSON IN VOCABULARY | Mike Chapple Viruses, worms, Trojan horses - the terminology of malicious code sounds like some strange mix between a medical reference and a history textbook! The sea of definitions can be somewhat confusing. Understanding how each piece of malware works is the first step in hardening a network against those attacks. Let's take a look at each of the major types of malicious code and some of their less notable variations. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci942651,00.html?track=NL-314 ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::::::::::::::::: ESSENTIAL LINKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::: ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LOOKING FOR TROUBLE: ICMP AND IP STATISTICS TO WATCH | Laura Chappell In this article Laura Chappell shares one of her favorite tools for network troubleshooting and cybercrime detection and testing -- the Summary Statistics window provided by EtherPeek. Using the information provided in the summary statistics window, she can identify many different types of traffic behavior. In this article, Laura walks you through two categories that she focuses on most often during onsite analysis visits -- ICMP analysis and IP analysis. Click here for more: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci945026,00.html?track=NL-314 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHAPTER OF THE WEEK | SearchNetworking.com COMPUTER NETWORKS: A SYSTEMS APPROACH, CHAPTER 1 To start us on the road toward understanding how to build a network, this chapter does four things. First, it explores the requirements that different applications and different communities of people (such as network users and network operators) place on the network. Second, it introduces the idea of a network architecture. Third, it discusses some of the key elements in the implementation of computer networks. Finally, it identifies the key metrics that are used to evaluate the performance of computer networks. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid7_gci913144,00.html?track=NL-314 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW NETWORKING TERMS | Featured Topic With technology changing daily, keeping up with terms that describe and define processes, devices and concepts becomes quite a challenge. Our editors are always on the lookout to assist you with concepts that require defining or clarifying. Here's a look at some new networking terms that we've recently added to our glossary. http://www.searchNetworking.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid7_gci944637,00.html?track=NL-314 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHITE PAPER | SearchNetworking.com NETWORK PERFORMANCE INFRASTRUCTURES - NOT YOUR FATHER'S NMS This white paper, co-authored by Loki Jorgenson, Apparent Networks, and Prasad Calyman, Internet2/OARnet, describes the old networking world versus the new in terms of performance measurements and diagnostics. It specifically details the best practices for an effective network performance infrastructure and includes two brief case studies. See why managing your network just isn't enough. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/searchNetworking/downloads/net_perf_infra04.pdf?track=NL-314 ___________________________________________________________________ **************** CONTACT SEARCHNETWORKING.COM ***************** E-mail us at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Click here for specific contact information and to meet our editorial team: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/meetEditorial/0,289131,sid7,00.html?track=NL-314 To sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter e-mail Gabrielle DeRussy, Director of Site Sales at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-314 Copyright 2004 TechTarget. 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