Security


Your Brief Guide to Scripting Tools

Editors exist for all kinds of scripting needs—some free, some cheap, and some not-so-cheap. Use this guide to help you find the right product for your work.

Certified Mail: March 2002

The value of bootcamps; what MCPs wear; Microsoft's certification retirement policy.

Automate Your Administration

Speed up and simplify your work by applying these 10 scripts to the job.

ActiveManage Extends the Sysadmin's Reach

Keep your network running from anywhere.

The TaeBo Workout for Your Active Directory Database

ntds.dit can quickly grow flabby if you don’t work it out regularly. Let NTDSUtil be your coach.

EFS: Handle with Care

The Encrypting File System, while serving a need, can also cause big headaches—especially with the XP implementation. Here’s how to do it right.

An Olympian IT Challenge

MCSE Scott Seppich expects long work days in February, having joined the SchlumbergerSema staff integrating the IT infrastructure for the Olympics.

What, You Got a Problem?! Call for Questions....

MCP Magazine's writers and editors turn their attention to solving your problems -- technical and professional.

What's in Your IIS logs?

WebTrends can deliver information that you didn't even know you were collecting.

Web Site Change Management

Keeping track of changes to Web sites can be of a great importance, a good reason to put SiteRecorder to work for you.

How Much is Too Much?

WCAT can answer that question.

Foil those Hackers!

A valuable reference with a bit too much filler.

Securing Remote Management with WMI

Writing scripts for remote computer management can save man-hours and shoe leather. But like any part of Windows, it has to be properly secured, or you risk opening up your network to the bad guys.

Keep an Eye on Your Web Site in Real Time

IISTracer helps spot questionable activity fast.

Microsoft Certification Price Jumps

U.S. pricing for Microsoft exams through Prometric and VUE testing centers has increased 25 percent, to $125.

Web Recovery

Protect Your Web site from defacement.

Are Two Better Than One?

Two books from Coriolis help prep you for the same ISA Server exam. Question: Why did they do it that way?

Souping Up Your IIS Server

Strengthen your infrastructure for serious IIS use with these monitoring and analysis tools.

Need More Speed? Of Course!

FatPipe is the easy way to add bandwidth, without complexity.

BizTalk Server: Putting B2B to Work

BizTalk Server 2000 gets closer to B2B application integration.

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