09/01/2002
September 2002 - Barbarians at the Gate: Your Network Under Assault
Plus: What to do when you've been hacked; 70-320, XML/Visual C# review; smart cards; security checklist; remote control tools; more.
In-Depth
Intrusion detection systems are becoming increasingly important in network security. Here’s a primer on what they do and how they work—and an evaluation of four popular sentries.
Hacks are a fact in a connected world. After discovering and expelling the intruders, you have to clean up their messes.
Book Reviews
Sybex's MCSE Virtual Lab, while good, leaves something to be desired.
Mike Meyer's Passport opens doors for newbies and experts alike.
Microsoft stays true to its self-paced training kit roots with this MCSA offering
Exam Reviews
Proving your expertise with XML and server components will get you through this Web services exam for developers.
Product Reviews
AutoProf Profile Maker 7 lets you manage Outlook profiles with ease.
Remote control with ease with CrossTec's NetOp 7.01
Take Control with Remotely Anywhere 4.
Call Me Certifiable
In which Auntie rails at the sorry state of software—and what we can do about it.
Certified Mail
Influencers who want bigger decision-making responsibilities, smart cards that are only as smart as the implementers, and a lucky find.
Drill Down
A review of CBT Nuggets' video-based MCSE training.
Editor's Desk
A controlled security challenge still provides valuable lessons.
Mr. Script
Hate it or hate it more, product activation is a necessary evil in the XP world. Here’s how to ease the pain.
Professionally Speaking
Is it better to specialize or be a jack-of-all-trades?
Security Advisor
Security checklists are valuable—but only if you use them. Follow along on Microsoft’s list and harden a server.
Windows Foundation
A back-to-basics look at subnetting.
Windows Insider
Smart cards can dramatically enhance your organization’s security. Here’s what you need to know.
News
How would you rather get your MCP: reading books and fiddling with a homemade network in your windowless basement or tooling around Jamaica and the Grand Caymans on a cruise ship?
Microsoft issues its first hundred certifications for new developer certification.
Microsoft makes available two more core exams for the MCAD.NET and MCSD.NET tracks.
Javelina Software, a four-year-old company with a background in Banyan Vines, launched a toolset for Active Directory administrators on Tuesday at the MCP TechMentor conference in San Diego.