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The underbelly of the Web can be dark and ugly. Spyware, viruses, hijackers, drive-by downloads, exploits, pop-ups and other villains are constantly seeking... More...

Jun 18, 2004
There are many valid business reasons to migrate to Windows Vista, and Microsoft spends a lot of time and effort laying out the rationale for doing so as soon... More...
Nov 27, 2006

Get a glimpse inside Roberta Bragg's new book "Hardening Windows systems" with this series of book excerpts. This excerpt from Chapter 1, "An immediate call to... More...

Aug 11, 2004
With the user interface in Office 2007 getting some major lifts and tucks, IT managers are bracing for an influx of help desk calls and end user training.

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Nov 29, 2006
IT managers can finally get their hands on finished versions of Microsoft's Vista desktop operating system, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 -- three... More...
Nov 30, 2006

Windows is everywhere in the enterprise -- but is it secure? It can be.

In this PowerPoint deck from security expert Roberta Bragg's session at Enterprise... More...

May 21, 2003
What do you know about administering identity servers? We challenge you to test your skills by taking our new quiz based on the book "Windows Server 2003... More...
Feb 23, 2004

A new survey finds that 66% of IT managers expect that their help desks will see a rise in support calls related to the recently released Windows XP Service... More...

Aug 30, 2004

Patches for two newly discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft products go a long way toward fixing the problem, but many users may still have work to do to... More...

Sep 16, 2004

The following excerpt is from Chapter 1 of the free eBook "Administrator shortcut guide to patch management" written by Rod Trent and available at... More...

Oct 21, 2004

Most security experts agree Microsoft's JPEG vulnerability is a serious hole users should patch immediately. But while some call it a recipe for disaster... More...

Sep 21, 2004

Microsoft Corp. said users should immediately install patches it released Tuesday to fix two new vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. The flaws... More...

Sep 14, 2004

Security experts worry about the increasingly international nature of computer virus attacks, and the fact that there is no global police force that can... More...

Sep 22, 2004

In this three-part series, Wes Noonan, author of "Hardening network infrastructures," will review steps you can take from both a Windows and network... More...

Sep 17, 2004

An automated kit to aid in generating exploits for Microsoft's recently announced .jpg vulnerability is now widely available and will make it simple for... More...

Sep 27, 2004

Eight workers at Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co. in Troy, Mich., have XP Service Pack 2 on their desktops and seven more will have it in two weeks, said Kathleen... More...

A zero-day exploit targeting one of the latest Microsoft flaws was publicly announced Tuesday, but don't worry -- there are workarounds, says a security expert.

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Oct 21, 2004

This SearchWindowsSecurity.com guide organizes news and expert advice that will help address your XP SP2 security issues and concerns. You'll learn about... More...

Sep 14, 2004

Looking to sidestep the debate as to whether hardware- or software-based firewalls provide the best security, Microsoft has decided to go for the best of... More...

Microsoft's flurry of security bulletins this week made October the busiest month on record, leaving thousands of administrators scrambling to test and... More...

Oct 14, 2004

The following is the ITKnowledge Exchange Tip of the Week for Oct. 4, 2004.

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"rmartinez78" of Fastrac 24/7 Corp. writes:
I've got an NT Web server in our DMZ... More...

Oct 4, 2004

The security features that come with OSs are sometimes not enough to meet the needs of the environment. Such is especially true with public access... More...

Oct 22, 2004

As open windows to a computer, ports wait for a particular kind of communication. The more ports your servers have open, the easier it is for attackers to... More...

Oct 22, 2004
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