Remember the 8th layer of the OSI networking stack: humans. System administrators must educate themselves and their users about social engineering practices to prevent attacks.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 05/27/2004
Network security is more important than ever. But network protection must move beyond the firewall. What new tools are on the horizon to help you with your combat strategy?
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 05/25/2004
Get online training for secure networking and application development; limited time availability.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/19/2004
Test networks on Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 beta.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 05/10/2004
Prevent Internet Information Server from being installed automatically.
Microsoft's password complexity filter: what's wrong with it and why you might need something better.
- By Bill Boswell
- 05/04/2004
Build effective security moats with a defense-in-depth strategy.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 05/03/2004
DNS is the foundation the house of Active Directory is built upon. If DNS doesn’t work, neither will your Windows network. Here are the 10 most common DNS errors—and how you can avoid them.
- By Bill Boswell
- 05/01/2004
This business owner’s thin-client Windows network was impregnable. Or so he thought, until he met Bob…
These networks aren’t well known by many, yet they’re responsible for controlling much in our lives. And they’re not very secure.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 05/01/2004
MBSA offers much more than updates to your network.
Control of external connections made easier through Windows Firewall.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 04/28/2004
Healthy FRS means healthy Group Policy.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 04/26/2004
Run legacy apps without hitting the security barrier.
It takes two to make the security world go round.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 04/19/2004
- By Joe McKendrick
- 04/12/2004
Qualified MCSD candidates can take new security-based developer exams for free; exams set for April 21 beta testing.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/12/2004
Specifics help build security.
- By Roberta Bragg
- 04/12/2004
Ports are a good way in, and often remain unchecked.
</i>MCP Magazine<i> asked Stephen Toulouse, security program manager, Microsoft Security Response Center, about the flaw and resulting controversy about the time delay.