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Articles & Tutorials for May, 2004

Server 2003’s Network Access Quarantine Control: What is it and How Does it Enhance Security?: Date - May 26, 2004; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; Windows Server 2003 includes many new features designed to make your servers and networks more secure. One of the least understood is the new network access quarantine control feature, even if you’ve heard of it, you might not know what it is or how it can be used to enhance your network’s security. Quarantine control is perhaps Server 2003’s least documented great new feature.
MSSQL and Security: Date - May 19, 2004; Author - Krzysztof Kleszynski; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; When planning a secure MS SQL-based computer system you have to focus on several key elements: an appropriate installation with proper access rights, well-set rules for MS SQL users and a mechanism which would register all the operations performed in a database so that in case of problems the administrator could take closer and easier guesses about their real source. Moreover, do not forget that you have to design emergency procedures, such as data recovery and transferring them to another server, and test them, too.
Authorization Manager and Role-Based Administration in Windows Server 2003 (Part 2): Date - May 12, 2004; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; In Part 1 of this article, we discussed Microsoft’s new emphasis on role-based security and provided an overview of the concepts involved in using the Authorization Manager MMC snap-in. In Part 2, we’ll discuss how to configure role and task definitions, how to create role assignments within an application, and how to create and work with scopes. You’ll also learn about authorization rules.
Four Popular Anti Spam Filters for Exchange Reviewed: Date - May 10, 2004; Author - Synoradzki J., Wawrzyniak P., and Zmudziñski M.; Section - Network Security Library / Anti Spam; Your only true defense against spam mail using Microsoft Exchange is to install third-party solutions. With this article, we are going to compare and evaluate four products, each of them somewhat differentiated by its mode of operation and email filtering techniques.
Securing Server 2003 Domain Controllers: Date - May 05, 2004; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; Because the domain controller, as its name implies, in many ways has control over your Windows domain and all of the computers that belong to it, it is essential that you take extra precautions to ensure that your DCs are and remain secure. In this article, we will look at a few of the important security measures you should take in regard to your domain controllers.
SecurityTalk with K Rudolph, CISSP: Date - May 03, 2004; Author - Dancho Danchev; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; The SecurityTalks is an initiative aimed at providing the scene with the worlds' leading security experts' thoughts on various information security issues, in a way much different than the usual, small and concise interviews you are used to seeing.