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How to protect public Web servers
Insight As the connection between the internal network and the rest of the world, public Web servers always deserve extra protection.
Tags: Web sites, Security, Web servers
Office users at risk from 'critical' flaw
News Microsoft issues another herd of vulnerability reports, including a "critical" security hole in numerous Office applications that could let a hacker take control of a PC.
Fifteen tips for properly securing IIS Web servers
Insight Here are some tips on how a budget-strapped IT manager working in a university setting can secure IIS Web servers. While it is aimed at university IT pros, it essentially applies to any IIS manager who's trying to secure IIS on a shoestring budget.
Consider running the browser service on DCs
Techguide Find out why, in some configurations, the browser service should be running to facilitate NetBIOS--still a critical part of most Windows Server environments.
Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Web Browser, Computer Browser, NetBIOS, domain controller, Service, Computer, NetBIOS Resolution, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
News One day after Patch Tuesday, researcher warns of unpatched security hole in Windows 7 and Server 2008.
Tags: PC security, Security applications/tools, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., NetBIOS, Vulnerability, Spokesperson, Microsoft Windows 7, broadcasting, Server
Disable NetBIOS and SMB to protect public Web servers
Techguide Disabling the two functions means that if an attacker manages to compromise your Web server, he or she won' be able to use them to further explore and exploit your network.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management
How to protect public Web servers
Techguide As the connection between your internal network and the rest of the world, public Web servers always deserve an extra measure of protection. Mike Mullins tells you one way to lock down these servers.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security
Troubleshoot Windows NT network problems with these utilities
Techguide Windows NT 4 includes numerous command-line utilities that can help you troubleshoot network problems. However, while you're more than likely familiar with most of these tools, running into unexpected network issues can sometimes cause your mind to go blank. Here's a quick list of five Windows NT utilities that every administrator should keep in his or her IT toolkit.
Samba servers vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks
News Patches released for flaws in software package that lets Windows files and printers be shared by Unix and Linux systems.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Secure a virtual SMTP server
Techguide The SMTP service in Internet Information Services (IIS) allows Windows 2000 Server to function as an SMTP relay agent. However, because Windows 2000 doesn't provide full mailbox support, it can't function as a full-blown mail server without the addition of a custom or third-party application to process incoming messages.
Why Windows needs to go back to the basics
Techguide Jonathan Yarden looks back at how Windows became so feature-heavy and tells you why he thinks Microsoft needs to go back to the basics.
Tags: Security, Network security, Security applications/tools
Build next-generation applications now
Insight Pick up any leading analyst report and you’ll see two recurring themes. The first is that software development is rapidly moving away from native code and toward virtual machines.
Holes discovered in Leopard's firewall
News Although Apple is selling its new Mac OS X Leopard operating system on its improved security, researchers at Heise Security have already found fault with its firewall.
Tags: Firewalls
Manage your system with a useful console
Techguide Windows Server 2003 includes consoles that let you manage the server and other components on the server operating platform.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003
WinNuke lives on, and it's coming to a system near you
Insight In 1997, the first version of WinNuke launched denial of service attacks against Windows 95 and Windows NT. A new version is now targeting Windows NT, 2000, and XP. Here's what you need to know to stop WinNuke in its tracks.
