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Three
minutes with Microsoft's Scott Culp
Scott Culp, program manager for Microsoft's
Security Response Center, describes the Center's dilemma: Warn customers about
bugs, but don't tip off malicious hackers. Source: PCWorld
Server
size matters
Servers are getting smaller and smaller. Here's how some users are finding new
space -- and sometimes new problems -- by using small-form-factor rack-mounted
servers. Source: ComputerWorld.
10
Steps to Better IIS Security
You've done everything you can to install your
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) securely, making full use of the
valuable checklists on the Internet and all the resources at your disposal.
Now, how do you keep it secure? Russ Cooper offers these quick and easy tips
will help you harden your Microsoft Web server. Source:InfoSecurityMag
Gartner:
Drop Microsoft IIS now
Following another round of worm attacks, Gartner is warning
enterprises to "immediately" replace their Microsoft Internet
Information Server (IIS) server software. Source: ZDNet (Sept 25, 2001)
1,000
Hours for Free? No Thanks!
How many free AOL CDs have you received? Five, 10, 100, more? Well, nomoreaolcds.com
wants to take 'em off your hands -- and in the process end the wanton
distribution of these annoying disks. Its goal? Collect a cool 1 million disks
and send them back from whence they came. Source: Network Computing
Performance
Issues Plague Windows XP MDAC 2.7
Attention all database admins: There's a rather nasty bug lurking beneath
Windows XP's shiny new facade, and the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
group is to blame. Source: 8Wire.com
A
'Tarpit' That Traps Worms
A security programmer, weary of protecting systems from
malicious attacks, creates a free, open-source tool called
"LaBrea" that can trap worms such as Nimda and Code
Red. It functions by transforming
unused network resources into decoy-computers that trap the computer
connections of malicious hackers or mindless worms that attempt to connect to
them. Source: Wired
Gartner:
Beat Microsoft's Licensing Deadline
Analysts at Gartner this week urged enterprise customers to carefully review
their Microsoft licenses -- enterprises may be able to save a lot of money by
renewing contracts before Microsoft's new licensing structure goes into effect
Oct. 1. Source: ENT Online
Disaster
Recovery for Windows Environments
Gartner research on disaster recovery, made free as a public service in the
wake of terrorist attacks, lays out disaster recovery options for Windows
environments. To access Gartner's free section on disaster recovery, click here
Source: ENT Online
The
scoop on wireless LAN snoops
What's that unknown person with the laptop sitting on a bench outside your
office doing? If you're running an 802.11-based wireless LAN, that person could
be watching your employees' every online move. This article highlights a
demonstration by Guardent, a consulting firm that develops technology for
assessing companies' network vulnerabilities, that points to potential dangers
of careless 802.11 network setups. Source: NetworkWorldFusion
Don't
overlook staff in disaster recovery
Most IT companies' disaster recovery plans account for the
loss of data or facilities and not for the loss of employees. But people are
critical to the implementation of those plans.
Source: ZDNet
Terrorists
use high-tech tools, low-tech tactics
Details on how terrorists managed to pull off the
most coordinated, well-planned and destructive terrorist attack in history are
beginning to emerge. Source: ComputerWorld (Sept 12, 2001)
Review:
Put MOM to work
Your job is to keep 60 critical Windows 2000 server computers healthy.
Those servers run core business automation software for your company. How can
you monitor those servers on a 24-7 basis? Posting three shifts of 60 human
sentries each certainly isn't an option, but having Microsoft's Operations
Manager around is. MOM will keep your network in line. Source: Network World
Fusion
Nine
ways to tell that your IT department is a drain
As corporate profits shrink, demands of managers
for accountability grow. Here are nine key indicators that can help you
determine if your IT department is a drain. Source: InfoWorld
IT
paper chase
As the number of IT certifications--and the number of those holding
them--grows, it's getting harder to tell which certificates have real value and
which are merely paper. Source: e-week
MS:
New twist in error messages
Microsoft tweaks Internet Explorer's autosearch function to
cash in on 'page not found' real estate. Type a misspelled or nonexistent
domain name into some IE browsers and you'll get an MSN Search page--not a
standard error message. Source: ZDnet
A
Few of My Favorite Things
Compaq knows a thing or two about troubleshooting large networks. Here are some
of the utilities and programs it uses most and likes best for Windows 2000.
Source: MCP Magazine
Windows
XP sends 9x into early retirement
Microsoft's upcoming OS will make Windows 9x join DOS in the
OS graveyard. But it's a much closer call with Windows 2000, according to eWEEK
Labs.
Not
So Pretty in Pink
Pink slips are catching many IT professionals off
guard this year. The smart ones will learn how to prevent it from happening
again. Source: ComputerWorld
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