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Articles & Tutorials for September, 2003

Using passwords as a defense mechanism to improve Windows security (Part 1): Date - Sep 30, 2003; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; This two-piece article highlights the need for strong passwords. Passwords are an essential means in achieving maximum security; passwords truly serve as a first layer of defense complimenting any security strategy. Once the decision has been made to enforce the usage of passwords as part of ones goal to security achievement a further decision must be made on the type of password policy one would prefer to use. The password policy should be strict and no exemptions should be allowed.
How New Delegation of Authentication Options Improve Security: Date - Sep 25, 2003; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; Delegation is the act of giving power, responsibility or authority to someone (or something). When we talk about delegation in the context of administering our Windows Server 2003 computers and networks, we can be talking about either the Delegation of administrative authority (also called delegation of control); or the Delegation of authentication (allowing a service to use a user or computer account for access to resources). It is this second type of delegation that we will discuss in this article. Windows Server 2003 has provided some enhancements to this feature that will make your administrative life a little easier.
Fighting Spam: Date - Sep 25, 2003; Author - RAV AntiVirus; Section - Network Security Library / Anti Spam; Spam is costing $8.9 billion to U.S. corporations, $2.5 billion for European businesses and another $500 million for U.S. and European service providers. Figuring it takes 4.4 seconds on average to deal with a message, the messages add up to $4 billion in lost productivity for U.S. businesses each year. This white paper will show you why you receive spam in the first place, how spammers operate and measures that can be taken to limit and reduce the volume of spam that is received.
How the Windows Rights Management Service can Enhance the Security of your Documents: Date - Sep 23, 2003; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; Security has many facets when it comes to computers. We often focus on securing the network and our systems from outside intruders and from malicious code such as viruses, worms and Trojans. Because the damage from these can be so immediate and so drastic, we sometimes overlook the need to secure the data contained in our documents from others within the organization, and even to control the extent of access for those with whom we do need to share our information.
The Science of Host Based Security: Date - Sep 17, 2003; Author - Ray Zadjmool; Section - Articles / Intrusion Detection; Just a few years ago, the focus of enterprise security was primarily split between perimeter security and authentication controls. Security engineers spent their time mulling over firewall implementations, access rights, and the occasional implementation of encryption technologies. A new movement though has overtaken the industry as security breaches have become more and more common despite perimeter defenses, thus forcing enterprises to start reassessing security again from a host based perspective.
Trojan Horse Primer: Date - Sep 03, 2003; Author - Robert J. Shimonski; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; A Trojan horse is a program in which malicious or harmful code is contained inside apparently harmless programming or data in such a way that it can gain control and do its chosen form of damage, such as erasing the data on your hard drive. A Trojan can cause massive harm to you and your systems and worse yet, may turn your system into a killing machine as well! Lets look at Back Orifice specifically so we can highlight why a tool like this can get ugly if installed on your systems.