How secure is your password? UK IT Pro Evangelist Steve Lamb blogged about some really good resources on password strength and some good ideas to make it even easier to be even more secure.Here is his blog entry.
Password? Passphrase?
Tag: Security
Tell me how to keep my accounts secure
Okay… let’s say you’re an IT Professional (and who wouldn’t want to be, really) responsible for managing user and administrative accounts in your office or for your company. But you sometimes ask yourself:“Do I use my administrative accounts wisely?”“Am I granting too many people too many rights in my organization?”And then you ask us:“What do YOU suggest I … Continue reading Tell me how to keep my accounts secure
Wireless Bozo
I was just catching up on some IT news, and came across this AP article about the guy in St. Petersburg, FL who was arrested for using someone else’s wireless network. In a nutshell, the guy (Ben Smith) sat in his SUV outside someone’s home, with his laptop, and used their unsecured wireless network. My … Continue reading Wireless Bozo
Visual Status of your Network Security
If you have Visio, and you’re interested in MBSA (Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer), this tool is quite nice!Microsoft Office Visio 2003 Connector for the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Do you know the security status of your network? Get a visual. The Visio Connector for MBSA lets you view the results of a Microsoft Baseline … Continue reading Visual Status of your Network Security
Backup-Shmackup. Tell me about your RECOVERY strategy.
Don’t talk to me about backup strategy, please. Backups alone are not worth the media they’re written to. The question you should MUST be able to answer is: “What are you doing to make sure you can RECOVER from catastrophy?”“I keep my stuff on tape.”“…Lots of tapes.”Good. You’re better off than the people who were … Continue reading Backup-Shmackup. Tell me about your RECOVERY strategy.
“Update Tuesday” rolls around again…
If you’ve already subscribed to the Microsoft Security Notification Service, you already know about these. But in case you missed them, there are some big/important/critical security updates that were released today: New: Microsoft Security Bulletins for July 2005 This month's security updates affect Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.Review the latest Security Bulletins. Don’t delay! Take … Continue reading “Update Tuesday” rolls around again…
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 is HERE!
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) MBSA is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT professional that helps small and medium businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your … Continue reading Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 is HERE!
Security Rollup for Windows 2000 SP4 now available
Microsoft Security Advisory (891861)Release of Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)The links above are to the KB article and the landing page for this update that just went live yesterday (June 28). If you’re supporting Windows 2000, you should definitely consider rolling this out.If you need more information first, check this … Continue reading Security Rollup for Windows 2000 SP4 now available
Planning for Security just got a whole lot easier
Got this via an email to my district here at Microsoft, so I hope the source of the email doesn’t mind me sharing the public bits with all of you, because this is great stuff!---The Microsoft Solutions for Security (MSS) team is proud to announce the release to Web of five new security planning guides: … Continue reading Planning for Security just got a whole lot easier
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit Beta Is Now Available
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP (Beta)Earlier this year we employees heard about this very cool toolkit that was in the works. It’s designed to help you lock-down and support computers that are running as shared resources. Here are the details from the tool’s web page: Overview Shared computers are commonly found in schools, … Continue reading Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit Beta Is Now Available
Absolutely Full of I.T. 