Subscribe to Windows IT Pro

Security

Windows IT Pro

In the October issue of Windows 2000 Magazine, we focus on Security, and we give you a range of methods to protect your systems and servers from attack. We cover ISA Server arrays and policies and SQL Server enterprise security, and we show you effective Win2K and NT access-control methods. We tell you why you need LAN-based security and how to use IPSec to protect your LAN resources, and we show you how to create and test customized IPSec policies. We discuss how Win2K Server lets you create remote access policies that give you more control over RAS connections, and we cover Internet email encryption with Exchange Server. Finally, we tell you about Win2K and Exchange 2000 security and show you updated IIS security tools.


Ask Dr. Bob

By Bob Chronister, 09/11/2000

Learn about Office 2000 rights recognition, DigiBoard installation problems, NAS limitations, RAID controller glitches, errors following a backbone switch installation, and ...

Reader Challenge

By Kathy Ivens, 09/11/2000

Want to test your know-how? Solve this month's Windows 2000 and Windows NT problem and gather the accolades of your peers.

Daily Answers

By Sean Daily, 09/06/2000

Learn about connection-speed problems, slow file transfers, name-resolution performance, System State backups, and user-profile administration.

Monitor Win2K Kernel-Mode Modules

By Mark Minasi, 09/06/2000

Driver Verifier lets you do quality-assurance checks on any of the system's low-level parts.

Unattended RRAS Installations, Part 2

By Sean Daily, 09/06/2000

Learn about a handy technique that lets you perform an unattended installation of RRAS on an existing NT Server 4.0 system.

Win2K and NT Download Sites

By Michael Otey, 09/06/2000

The Web is packed with powerful Win2K and NT utilities--and many of them are free. Here's your guide to the best download sites.

The Mighty Win2K Microsoft Management Console, Part 2

By Kathy Ivens, 09/06/2000

Among MMC's many features are several must-haves. Learn about collecting and saving MMC information, creating taskpads, and building advanced custom consoles.

Life Without Active Directory

By Mark Minasi, 09/06/2000

Implementing Win2K servers--even without AD--for some compelling benefits.

Search and Rescue

By John D. Ruley, 09/05/2000

Find out how to recover accidentally deleted files.

Exchange Server's Fab 4

By Paul Robichaux, 09/05/2000

Discover what you can do with the CPU, memory, the disk subsystem, and your network to maximize Exchange Server performance.

Mailbox Management

By Tony Redmond, 09/05/2000

Setting limits and using automated tools helps users manage mailboxes.

Help Desk Software

By Ed Roth, 09/05/2000

Ease your administrative burdens and increase end-user satisfaction with the latest in Help desk software.

Enterprise Configuration Manager 3.0

By Ed Roth, 09/05/2000

Keep track of hardware and software on your system.

RoboER

By Bill O'Brien, 09/05/2000

A management tool that lets you connect to a frozen system.

3 Dual-Processor Servers

By John Green, 09/05/2000

The Compaq ProLiant ML530, the Dell PowerEdge 4400, and the Hewlett-Packard NetServer LH 3000 have comparable features and performance but different systems management programs.

If You've Got It, Use It

By Ed Roth, 09/05/2000

Investigating your OS's capabilities can save you money.

Battling Viruses

By David Chernicoff, 09/05/2000

In the constant fight against email viruses, one of your strongest weapons is an educated user.

Microsoft Rewards NT Architects

By Paul Thurrott, 08/31/2000

Microsoft recently created a program to reward its most talented engineers and kicked things off by honoring 16 of its best and brightest.

Internet Explorer Squeezes Out Rivals

By Paul Thurrott, 08/31/2000

Internet Explorer clears the way as it makes its bid to create a one-browser market.

Microsoft Dot-NETs to the Future

By Paul Thurrott, 08/31/2000

Learn what Microsoft's announcement about its move from supplying shrink-wrapped software to supplying subscription-based services means for you.

Win2K Datacenter Server Features

By Paul Thurrott, 08/31/2000

Find out what enhancements and features Windows 2000 Datacenter Server offers to meet large enterprises' requirements.

Microsoft .NET

By Mark Smith, 08/31/2000

Find out what Microsoft's plans for a .NET Internet strategy involve and how they will impact your future.

Keeping Up with IIS Security

By Randy Franklin Smith, 08/31/2000

Check out Microsoft's updated documents and new tools that help you handle IIS security.

Win2K Security and Exchange 2000

By Jan De Clercq, 08/31/2000

Authentication, access control, and auditing benefit from Win2K and Exchange 2000 security integration.

Encrypting Internet Email with Exchange Server

By Douglas Toombs, 08/31/2000

Don't rely on users to encrypt sensitive email messages. Locking down an SMTP connection at the server level is safer and easier.

Creating Remote Access Policies

By Douglas Toombs, 08/31/2000

Win2K Server lets you write policies that give you tighter control over your RAS connections.

Creating and Testing a Custom Policy

By Paula Sharick, 08/31/2000

Follow along and learn how to implement a custom IP Security policy for two Win2K servers that aren't part of a Win2K domain.

Why You Need LAN-based Security

By Paula Sharick, 08/31/2000

Think Internet-based attacks are your biggest worry? Think again.

Use IPSec to Protect Your LAN Resources

By Paula Sharick, 08/31/2000

Get the necessary know-how to implement built-in and customized IPSec policies.

Effective Access Control for Win2K and NT

By Randy Franklin Smith, 08/31/2000

A two-level access-control method can help you regulate access to system resources.

Introducing SQL Server Security

By Michael D. Reilly, 08/31/2000

Learn how SQL Server logins, server roles, database roles, and permissions help you protect your enterprise data.

Understanding ISA Server Arrays and Policies

By Sean Daily, 08/31/2000

Gain a thorough understanding of policies and arrays as they pertain to ISA Server.

Microsoft's Stellar ISA Server

By Sean Daily, 08/31/2000

Microsoft has aimed ISA Server at the Internet firewall market, and the most recent version introduces a wealth of new features and provides improvements to many Proxy Server ...

Restoring the Database During Benchmark Testing

By John Green, 08/25/2000

Returning to square one for each iteration.

How I Tested

By John Green, 08/25/2000

Here are the details of my testing environment.

Changing the Reply Address

By Sue Mosher, 08/25/2000

Add a macro to an Outlook toolbar button to change the current message's reply address.

Reader to Reader - October 2000

By Readers, 08/25/2000

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows 2000 Magazine readers (including Microsoft).


Browse the Archive by:

White Papers

Get your Windows 7 deployment off to the right start by implementing PC lockdown. A locked-down environment is easier and cheaper to support since users are less likely to make unnecessary changes to the core system configuration - read more here!

Essential Guides

Is your iSCSI "lossy"? The reality is that most off-the-shelf Ethernet hardware deployed for iSCSI can lose packets, resulting in slow performance or application downtime. Learn how to assess your current iSCSI infrastructure and engineer an advanced iSCSI SAN infrastructure.

Web Seminars

What's the best way to keep your network safe from malware? In this web seminar, security expert Greg Shields suggests an alternative method to the traditional blacklisting approach that is common with anti-virus and anti-malware solutions.

eLearning Series

We bring the experts direct to you to share their real-world perspective and expertise. During each event, three sessions stream in real time, so you can learn, ask questions, and get solutions.
Upcoming event: Getting the Most with Exchange 2010 with Paul Robichaux

Subscribe to Windows IT Pro!

Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies. Windows IT Pro is used by Penton Media Inc. under license from owner.