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[November 22, 2006]  
SANS Updates Its Annual Top 20 List
This year's list of the top Internet security attack targets covers OSs, cross-platform applications, network devices, security policy and personnel, and zero-day attacks.
Windows IT Security - Mark Joseph Edwards 

[December 2006]  
Secure VPN Alternatives
VPNs will always have a place in some companies, but here are some alternatives that provide more security.
Windows IT Security - John Howie 

[December 2006]  
The Paros Proxy Server
Proxy server Paros, a freeware Java application, helps you find your Web site's vulnerabilities and improve its security.
Windows IT Security - Jeff Fellinge 


[December 2006]  
Hardening Service Applications
Harden third-party software and reduce your security risk—create a user account for your software application to run on and grant it only the privileges necessary to do its job.
Windows IT Security - Mark Burnett 

[December 2006]  
Auditing Changes to Shared Folders
Learn how to enable auditing to identify when an administrator creates or deletes a shared folder.
Windows IT Security - Randy Franklin Smith 

[December 2006]  
Access Levels for Security Administrators
Ideally, security-monitoring and administrative responsibilities should be assigned to different people. Here's a framework for the access levels security administrators should have and some recommended tools to help them do their job.
Windows IT Security - Randy Franklin Smith 

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HOT POST : Any Problems with Win2K Update Rollup 1?
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There have been a couple of reports of problems after installing the new Update Rollup 1 package for Windows 2000. Have you experienced any problems?
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Carelessness Runs Amuck With Zero Day Vulnerabilities
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It's sometimes understandable to use leverage against vendors' security-related claims. However, in the process of embarassing vendors some self-proclaimed "researchers" invariably harm innocent users of the affected vendors' products.
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Turkey Matters
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It's Thanksgiving in the United States and of course I am not working. Here's what I am doing though...
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New Tool From Sysinternals: Procmon
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It's Filemon and Regmon combined, and then some. Check it out!
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