New hacking methods make short passwords unsafe, but Microsoft makes it tough to go long. Her's how to forge an effective policy.
- By Derek Melber
- 12/01/2004
Time is money and money is tight, but these five scripts can help any admin get
more done every day.
- By Greg Shields
- 11/01/2004
Patrick Collins saved more than $1 million in his Microsoft negotiations. Learn how he did it and how to hammer out your own sweet Microsoft deal.
Early adopters laud GUI, VPN and administration features.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 11/01/2004
Round out your new or updated security strategy by establishing a process to evaluate, manage, and deploy patches in your network. Here are some guidelines and tool recommendations.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2004
Honey drops can help you detect attacks in progress--without sticking you with false positives.
- By Mark Burnett and James C. Foster
- 11/01/2004
Concentrate on awareness, process, readiness, and privacy as you put your security plan into action.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2004
Securing your network goes beyond your hardware or software firewalls. You must define the role of each server and then implement delta security policies to protect your services.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 11/01/2004
Remote access policies are at the heart of remote access--and at the root of most problems. Learn how they work and avoid the mistakes that can lock out your remote users.
Keeping systems patched is time-consuming and laborious, but it's crucial. Here are seven tools that can help you automate the process.
- By David W. Tschanz
- 11/01/2004
Microsoft watchers give Bill Gates mixed reviews for his performance since relinquishing the CEO title to become Chief Software Architect.
- By Keith Ward and Scott Bekker
- 10/01/2004
Internet Explorer is a hacker's dream. Can you (and should you) drop it right now?
Changes to campaign finance laws mean a larger percentage of Microsoft political contributions now go to Democrats, but the company remains a force in both parties.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/01/2004
Disaster recovery planning can be worth a lot more than a pound of cure when your network goes down.
- By Laura E. Hunter
- 10/01/2004
Server consolidation may be a necessary evil, but either Virtual Server 2005 or GSX Server can ease the pain.
Once clear of the administrative learning curve, users give SPS 2003 high marks for ease of use and integration features.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 10/01/2004
We test utilities that manage your essential servers and services.
- By Mike Gunderloy
- 09/01/2004
ASP.NET's Repeater, DataList, and DataGrid controls display data in a tabular format with various features. Learn which control is the best fit for your app.
Brad Abrams' .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference should be on every .NET developer's bookshelf, regardless of the type of .NET development you're doing.
- By Mark Collins-Cope
- 09/01/2004
Learn how to customize TabControl components. The author shows you how to fix shortcut keys on TabControl and hide and show TabControl pages.