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Articles & Tutorials for August, 2006

Product Review: Active Administrator: Date - Aug 31, 2006; Author - Deb Shinder; Section - Articles / Product Reviews; Active Directory is one of the best and one of the most frustrating components Microsoft has ever given us. Luckily, there are third party tools that can make Active Directory administration easier. We installed the evaluation version of ScriptLogic’s Active Administrator, which is billed as an enterprise-level AD management and auditing solution. Here are our impressions of the product.
The Next Step in the Spam Control War: Grey Listing (Part 2): Date - Aug 30, 2006; Author - Evan Harris; Section - Network Security Library / Anti Spam; Although not very recent, this is an informative paper that proposes a very effective method of enhancing the abilities of mail systems to limit the amount of spam that they receive and deliver to their users. Greylisting is being implemented more frequently these days.
Top 5 Security Settings to Audit: Date - Aug 29, 2006; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; In this article we will investigate 5 of the more important security settings that need to be audited to protect your computers at the highest level.
Understanding User Account Control in Vista: Date - Aug 23, 2006; Author - Derek Melber; Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption; In this article I will explain what User Account Control (UAC) is and what it is not.
Would You Hire a Hacker?: Date - Aug 23, 2006; Author - Kerry Thompson; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; I'm sure that most security professionals have had this question cross their mind, but is hiring a hacker something that makes sense?
Network design and defense: Date - Aug 16, 2006; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; I have mentioned before that every network has its own quirks and design needs. Due to that, one can only offer generic advice on a network’s security posture. Let’s take a look at a typical network and comment on it.
Identity Lifecycle Process and You (Part 2): Date - Aug 16, 2006; Author - Al Mulnick; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; What makes up your Identity, and how is that used to provide access within the network? Read Part 2 of this article to learn more.
An Introduction to Microsoft Forefront (Part 2): Date - Aug 09, 2006; Author - Ricky M. Magalhaes; Section - Articles / Misc Network Security; In part two of this series we will cover other parts of the Comprehensive Microsoft Forefront security suite.
Cisco IOS from an Attacker's Point of View: Date - Aug 09, 2006; Author - hakin9; Section - Network Security Library / Network Security; There are many ways an attacker can take control over Cisco network devices, often due to an administrator's lack of knowledge, or negligence. A security vulnerability exploitation that leads to an unauthorized access, or a Denial of Service attack, are just a matter of time.
Scripting and Security (Part 2): Date - Aug 02, 2006; Author - Don Parker; Section - Articles / Windows OS Security; We saw in the first article of this two part series that scripting definitely has a place in the life of the computer security professional. In this second part I shall show how you would modify the earlier script, and cover some command line power tools.
Human Factors in Managing IT Security Systems: Date - Aug 02, 2006; Author - Kerry Thompson; Section - Network Security Library / Auth. & Access Control; It doesn't matter how hard you work or how much you spend on IT Security systems, if you are not ever-vigilant of "the human factor" your systems will still be vulnerable to attack!