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Security is an ongoing process that you shouldn’t neglect. This month, Windows NT Magazine gives you advice about how to be proactive and secure your systems from attackers. You’ll discover tools that will fuel your firewall and help you find security holes before intruders find them. You’ll read about inexpensive and free tools that you need in your security toolkit. We’ll fill you in on Kerberos, the default authentication protocol in Windows 2000 (Win2K). You’ll find out about smart cards and how to start using them in Win2K for logon, email encryption, Web access, and more. We’ll show you how to maximize your Microsoft Proxy Server security. Finally, you’ll figure out how to use sharing to enhance security on your network.


SANs Are the Clouds with the Golden Lining

By Barrie Sosinsky, 09/14/1999

New and existing technology are making SANs easier to implement and fueling their development.

Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions

By Bob Chronister, 09/14/1999

Learn about SP5 installation before SP4, beep codes, LU detection, SP4 crash logging, and 8GB bootable partitions.

Remote Command

By Mark Minasi, 09/14/1999

The Remote Command service lets you work from the command line of a remote computer.

Is Your RAS Server Listening?

By Sean Daily, 09/14/1999

Explore how NT controls and limits RAS client connectivity vs. LAN clients and how you can change this behavior.

Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server

By Karen Watterson, 09/14/1999

Learn about single-table backup and restore, SQL Server 7.0 options to remove databases between servers, a REMOVE FILE error message, clustered index performance problems, and ...

Reader-Submitted Keyboard Productivity Tips

By Michael Otey, 09/14/1999

Readers respond to the author's shortcuts by providing more.

Windows 2000 Script Policies

By Bob Wells, 09/14/1999

Use Group Policy's script policy technology to define and apply common scripts to multiple users.

Best NT Practices

By Michael D. Reilly, 09/14/1999

Before you shift your focus to Win2K, reevaluate your dos and don'ts for NT.

Internet Connection Sharing

By Mark Minasi, 09/14/1999

Easy routing with Win2K Pro and Win98 Second Edition lets you use one Internet connection for several computers.

Remote Control Software

By Editors, 09/14/1999

Take control of user's systems.

SecureNT 1.2

By Jim Cole, 09/14/1999

A software-based locking tool to secure I/O devices.

RemotelyAnywhere 2.33

By Jonathan Cragle, 09/14/1999

Administer remotely from your Java-enabled browser

Uptime!Pro

By Jonathan Cragle, 09/14/1999

Mirror your data.

Criteria for Evaluating Products

By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/14/1999

Learn why criteria such as extensibility, transparency, and password requirements are important when you're evaluating password synchronization products.

SAM/PS, P-Synch 3.5

By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/14/1999

Password synchronization made easy

Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000

By Mark Weitz, 09/14/1999

A powerful solution for CPU-intensive applications

Win2K and NCD ThinPATH Plus

By Christa Anderson, 09/14/1999

The NCD ThinSTAR 300

By Christa Anderson, 09/14/1999

NCD ThinPATH Plus

By Christa Anderson, 09/14/1999

Add features to Windows terminal sessions.

Antigen 5.5

By Tony Redmond, 09/14/1999

The Melissa and Worm.ExploreZip viruses have taught us some valuable lessons. Here's a way to protect your Exchange Server system.

The Security Suite Spot

By Mark Joseph Edwards, 09/14/1999

The Lab reviews the offerings of four companies that produce suites of security products to meet a variety of customer needs.

Lab Testing

By David Chernicoff, 09/14/1999

Product testing in the Lab can be a challenging process.

Inside Win2K Reliability Enhancements, Part 3

By Mark Russinovich, 09/14/1999

Learn about two features that help eliminate device-driver errors.

Backups Are Bad News

By Mark Minasi, 09/14/1999

Mark Minasi ponders the question, "Why is data protection still so expensive and difficult?"

What the Future Might Bring

By David Chernicoff, 09/14/1999

Find out what the user experience be like on a Win2K desktop.

Server-based Computing and NT Embedded Workstation

By Mark Smith, 09/14/1999

Mark Smith explains the thinking behind server-based computing and Windows NT Embedded.

Reader Challenge

By Kathy Ivens, 09/14/1999

Solve this month's Windows NT problem and get the change to win $100 or a copy of one of the author's books about NT. Prior month's winner is announced at bottom of page.

Unified Messaging

By Tony Redmond, 09/14/1999

Platinum and Win2K will help you implement a messaging system that unifies email, voice, and fax communications.

Web Caching in Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0

By Tao Zhou, 09/14/1999

Use Proxy Server's Web caching features to improve your performance, load balancing, and fault tolernace.

Surfing Web-Caching Technology, Part 2

By Tao Zhou, 09/14/1999

This two-part series concludes with a discussion about Web-caching scalability, a look at deployment models, and tips for Web publishers.

Workstation Shares

By L. J. Locher, 09/14/1999

Find answers to questions about workstation shares to help you create and manage workstation sharing and troubleshoot common problems.

Maximizing Proxy Server Security

By Sean Daily, 09/14/1999

Learn how to plug the security holes in your Proxy Server-secure network using special tricks and techniques.

Smart Cards or Dumb Cards?

By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/14/1999

Find out why smart cards aren't perfect and how you can protect them from attack.

Secure E-Commerce with Smart Cards

By Randy Franklin Smith, 09/14/1999

Learn what smart cards are, why they're important, and how to start using them in Win2K.

Kerberos Transitive Trust Examined

By Jan De Clercq, 09/14/1999

Follow the author as he steps you through the Kerberos authentication process in a tree containing five domains.

Kerberos in Win2K

By Jan De Clercq, 09/14/1999

Discover the key features of Microsoft's Win2K Kerberos implementation.

The Handy Security Toolkit Revisited

By Mark Joseph Edwards, 09/14/1999

To perform security checks and ensure network protection, you need a good toolkit at your disposal. Fortunately, many new tools are available for little or no cost.

Add Fuel to Your Firewall

By Gary C. Kessler, 09/14/1999

Discover several security tools that help you spot potential problems before attackers exploit them.

A Scripted Solution for Complex Networking Problems

By Christa Anderson, 08/31/1999

Using unattended installation scripts and system policies helped the IT staff at a major hospital create a multitasking environment for clinicians while keeping administration ...

The Coming Broadband Monopoly

By Barrie Sosinsky, 08/31/1999

Learn about the next step in high-speed access.

Reader to Reader - October 1999

By Readers, 08/31/1999

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).


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