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Giving Up Privilege

Learn how to properly manage admin accounts.

New Association to Raise Cyber Security Awareness

Security companies form coalition to combat growing threats of cyber- crime, cyber-terrorism.

Gates Shows Off Windows XP Service Pack 2

New security features promise more secure desktops, says Microsoft chairman at RSA Conference 2004.

The Microsoft Security Debate, Part Two

Roberta responds to the critics of Microsoft's methods.

The Microsoft Security Debate, Part One

Two users critique Microsoft's understanding of security.

The Perils of Patching

The process of keeping systems updated shouldn't be treated as the mindless that we mistake it for; no strategy is an invitation to disaster.

A Call to Arms, Continued

Letters from the security front.

A Call to Arms

Enlist everyone, even your relatives, in the fight against the spread of malware.

Score cards; Password Workout; MX Records; and the Cool Factor.

The Magic of RPC over HTTP

If you have the latest and greatest from Microsoft—Windows Server 2003, Outlook 2003 and Exchange 2003—your users can get seamless remote access to e-mail.

The Mirror Crack’d

This author figured that mirroring his e-mail drive was solid insurance against data loss. That theory was tested to the max when a drive failed.

Storm Stories

It’s a truism in IT that various parts of your network—servers, hard drives, video cards, that mission-critical software program—will grind to a halt eventually. Here we present four disaster-recovery scenarios and how to recover from each.

Psychologically Acceptable Security

Getting user buy-in for security is critical. Using certificate autoenrollment is a way to make it pain-free.

WINS-WINS Situation

In one domain where the servers seem to be missing, setting up WINS correctly may be the quick fix.

Active Directory Cleanser

Cull unused or deleted accounts using the LDIFDE tool and some scripting trickery.