WindowSecurity.com Articles & Tutorials Archive

Articles & Tutorials by date (Click here to sort Articles & Tutorials by topic)

2012
[	5	]	January, 2012	[	1	]	February, 2012
2011
[	5	]	January, 2011	[	5	]	February, 2011	[	6	]	March, 2011
[	6	]	April, 2011	[	5	]	May, 2011	[	6	]	June, 2011
[	5	]	July, 2011	[	6	]	August, 2011	[	5	]	September, 2011
[	5	]	October, 2011	[	7	]	November, 2011	[	4	]	December, 2011
2010
[	5	]	January, 2010	[	5	]	February, 2010	[	6	]	March, 2010
[	5	]	April, 2010	[	5	]	May, 2010	[	5	]	June, 2010
[	5	]	July, 2010	[	6	]	August, 2010	[	5	]	September, 2010
[	5	]	October, 2010	[	5	]	November, 2010	[	5	]	December, 2010
2009
[	5	]	January, 2009	[	5	]	February, 2009	[	5	]	March, 2009
[	6	]	April, 2009	[	5	]	May, 2009	[	5	]	June, 2009
[	5	]	July, 2009	[	5	]	August, 2009	[	5	]	September, 2009
[	5	]	October, 2009	[	5	]	November, 2009	[	4	]	December, 2009
2008
[	8	]	January, 2008	[	6	]	February, 2008	[	6	]	March, 2008
[	11	]	April, 2008	[	6	]	May, 2008	[	7	]	June, 2008
[	8	]	July, 2008	[	6	]	August, 2008	[	6	]	September, 2008
[	7	]	October, 2008	[	6	]	November, 2008	[	5	]	December, 2008
2007
[	10	]	January, 2007	[	9	]	February, 2007	[	8	]	March, 2007
[	6	]	April, 2007	[	8	]	May, 2007	[	6	]	June, 2007
[	7	]	July, 2007	[	11	]	August, 2007	[	7	]	September, 2007
[	12	]	October, 2007	[	11	]	November, 2007	[	7	]	December, 2007
2006
[	13	]	January, 2006	[	9	]	February, 2006	[	11	]	March, 2006
[	9	]	April, 2006	[	12	]	May, 2006	[	10	]	June, 2006
[	9	]	July, 2006	[	11	]	August, 2006	[	9	]	September, 2006
[	10	]	October, 2006	[	11	]	November, 2006	[	9	]	December, 2006
2005
[	9	]	January, 2005	[	11	]	February, 2005	[	12	]	March, 2005
[	12	]	April, 2005	[	11	]	May, 2005	[	14	]	June, 2005
[	12	]	July, 2005	[	14	]	August, 2005	[	10	]	September, 2005
[	10	]	October, 2005	[	8	]	November, 2005	[	9	]	December, 2005
2004
[	4	]	January, 2004	[	3	]	February, 2004	[	5	]	March, 2004
[	3	]	April, 2004	[	6	]	May, 2004	[	9	]	June, 2004
[	9	]	July, 2004	[	8	]	August, 2004	[	8	]	September, 2004
[	7	]	October, 2004	[	9	]	November, 2004	[	9	]	December, 2004
2003
[	6	]	January, 2003	[	5	]	February, 2003	[	10	]	March, 2003
[	8	]	April, 2003	[	15	]	May, 2003	[	8	]	June, 2003
[	11	]	July, 2003	[	5	]	August, 2003	[	6	]	September, 2003
[	13	]	October, 2003	[	5	]	November, 2003	[	4	]	December, 2003
2002
[	1	]	March, 2002	[	9	]	April, 2002	[	7	]	June, 2002
[	29	]	July, 2002	[	7	]	August, 2002	[	4	]	September, 2002
[	537	]	October, 2002	[	10	]	November, 2002	[	8	]	December, 2002
2001
[	6	]	February, 2001	[	1	]	May, 2001	[	1	]	October, 2001
2000
[	129	]	February, 2000	[	188	]	April, 2000	[	5	]	September, 2000
[	2	]	December, 2000

Articles & Tutorials for March, 2005

Security Series: Disaster Recovery Objectives and Milestones (Part 4 of 6): Date - Mar 31, 2005; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; In part four of the Disaster Recovery series the important project definition phase is covered, disaster recovery strategy as well as project mile stones. Importantly materials that should be stored offsite and best practice has also been highlighted.
Logon Type Codes Revealed: Date - Mar 29, 2005; Author - Randall F. Smith; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; The logon/logoff category of the Windows security log gives you the ability to monitor all attempts to access the local computer. In this article I’ll examine each logon type in greater detail and show you how some other fields in Logon/Logoff events can be helpful for understanding the nature of a given logon attempt.
Using Saved Queries: Date - Mar 24, 2005; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Windows 2003 Security; Do you ever wonder why Microsoft has not built in more reporting tools to their operating systems? Have you ever wanted to email Microsoft and suggest that they at least allow some form of reporting on the security related details of user, group, and computer accounts? With the significant advancements that Microsoft has made with Active Directory over the past 5 years, you would think that they would have developed some form of reporting mechanism within Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 for user, group, and computer security related information. Well, they finally did!
Have Wireless Networks Surpassed the Security of Wired Networks?: Date - Mar 22, 2005; Author - Brien Posey; Section - Articles / Wireless Security; Wireless networks have long been known for being insecure. However, there has been so much emphasis on wireless network security, that in some ways, wireless network security is now better than the security used for wired networks. In this article, I will explain why this is the case and how to apply some of the wireless security techniques to your wired network.
Configure a VPN Connection Using Windows XP: Date - Mar 18, 2005; Author - Robert J. Shimonski; Section - Articles / Firewalls & VPNs; In this article we will learn how to configure a connection to a virtual private network (VPN) using Windows XP. This article will show you how to create a new VPN connection using Microsoft Windows XP. By creating an encryption tunnel through the Internet, data can be passed safely.
Web Server Defacements (Part 2): Date - Mar 15, 2005; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Web Server Security; In part two of this article series we shall take a more detailed look at how to actually pull off a web page defacement. The tool in use will be the outstanding open source security program Metasploit Framework. Detailed usage will be shown so you can recreate the scenario.
Service Management Functions: Security Management (Part 2): Date - Mar 15, 2005; Author - Microsoft; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; The business world is increasingly reliant on technology to supply information and communications facilities to staff, partners, and customers. Securing organizational information and the systems that are used to manage and transmit data has become a high profile function. Failure to secure information can have a severe impact on business credibility.
A First Look at Microsoft's Anti Spyware Beta: Date - Mar 10, 2005; Author - Brien Posey; Section - Articles / Viruses, trojans and other malware; Over the last couple of years, spyware has grown from being a nuisance into being an epidemic. Although many tools exist for fighting spyware, they largely focus on the recovery of infected systems and have been mostly ineffective in the war against spyware. A few weeks ago however, Microsoft unveiled the first beta of their own anti spyware solution. Although this software is capable of disinfecting an infected system, its primary goal is to prevent the initial infection. In this article, I will explain how this software works and share my initial impressions of it with you.
Service Management Functions: Security Management (Part 1): Date - Mar 09, 2005; Author - Microsoft; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; The business world is increasingly reliant on technology to supply information and communications facilities to staff, partners, and customers. Securing organizational information and the systems that are used to manage and transmit data has become a high profile function. Failure to secure information can have a severe impact on business credibility.
Disk Based Backup: All Hype or the Best Protection for your Data?: Date - Mar 08, 2005; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; In this article, we’ll look at disk based backup and how it can be used to replace or supplement your current tape backup system.
HiJackThis Log Experts – At your service!: Date - Mar 03, 2005; Author - The Editor; Section - Site News; One of the free services that our Security Message Boards, Security-Forums.com, offers is the detailed reading and analysis of HiJackThis logs. Through reading a HiJackThis log a properly trained security professional will be able to see if a PC is infected with any malicious programs. Below you will find information on how to submit a proper HiJackThis log and how the S.M.A.R.T. members can help remove any unwanted programs off your system.
Security Series: Formulation of the Business Continuity Plan (Part 3 of 6): Date - Mar 01, 2005; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; In part three of the Disaster Recovery series, hardware selection, potential solutions, recovery strategies and centralization of information storage have been covered. Different levels at recoveries will take place at will help organizations to become effective when a true disaster occurs are also worked through.