Re: << Small Biz Server news this week February 29, 2004>>>
From: Kevin Weilbacher (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 03/01/04
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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 03:20:31 -0500
And Kevin's song of the week is on vacation this week, while he does a
customer upgrade from SBS2000 to SBS2003! So, you all can just start hummin'
Margariteville on your own!
-- Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long" "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:%23GvZEx1$DHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Small Business Server Usergroup News... > > What is a User group? Its' a group of people that are passionate about > the SBS platform > -------------------------------- > http://www.sdsbsug.org/groups.htm > -------------------------------- > > Hi all, > FYI the Adelaide SBS Users Group has been running in Adelaide, Australia, > for the last 6 months. > We meet monthly to discuss various issues including technical, business > and training. Where possible we also invite presenters for "value add". > Details of future meetings, meeting notes etc are available at > www.sbsusers.net. Site includes links to register interest to attend, or > emailing questions. > > Membership is free > > We look forward to hearing from you! > > Dean Calvert > > ----------------------- > All Chicago area SBS consultants and administrators are welcome to our > first meeting of the Chicago SBS Users Group. Here's the link to the > Microsoft Events page: > > http://tinyurl.com/25abw > > Bob Hood > Hood Consulting Group - Chicago > MCP - Small Business Networking > www.hoodconsulting.com > mailto:bobhood@hoodconsulting.com > > -------------------------------- > Bill Gates opened up the RSA Security conference > http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1537662,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535 > > In his RSA Conference keynote, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates touched on > lots of security promises. He talked up enhancements that Microsoft is > building into Whidbey, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Exchange Server and a > host of other products and services. > http://2004.rsaconference.com/press-video.aspx > > -------------------------- > > Some documents of interest [but not SBSized] > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6a80711f-e5c9-4aef-9a44-504db09b9065 > > This book guides you through the process of hardening your Exchange 2003 > environment, including configuration recommendations and strategies for > combating external threats. > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f3a7fa86-6818-438c-90b6-84dc3cc9eb1b > > This guide provides instructions and templates for protecting a domain > name from spoofing using the Caller ID Technical Specification. > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9a9e8a28-3e85-4d07-9d0f-6daeabd3b71b > > "Caller ID for E-Mail: The Next Step to Deterring Spam" is Microsoft's > draft technical specification to address the widespread problem of > domain spoofing. > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d4d43d49-8772-4601-afdc-a9b0ce6bdc81 > > This is the patent license for those interested in implementing the > "Caller-ID for E-Mail Technical Specification." > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5577782e-462d-4bbe-92e5-b38c575229e4 > > Microsoft's long-range, industry-focused framework for dramatically > reducing junk e-mail (or spam) > --------------------------- > http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1077727792 > > Microsoft has packed more of a punch into Windows XP Service Pack 2. > Details have emerged indicating that a new "Security Center" will be > incorporated into the update to further secure the three year old > operating system. > > Contrary to some reports, Security Center is not the PC Satisfaction > code that Microsoft tested several months ago. Instead, Microsoft drew > upon the feedback gained during the trial to introduce a new user > interface concept. > > The PC Satisfaction trial shined a spotlight on how Microsoft thought > Windows could be improved to provide customers with better security and > reliability. Testers reported features that are normally not included in > Windows but supplied by independent software vendors including: a > full-fledged antivirus scanner, a self updating firewall, and > programmatic data backups. > > While similar in its appearance and style, the Windows XP Security > Center interface does not contain those elements. Instead, the interface > display dialogs telling whether "Security Essentials" such as a > firewall, automatic updating, and virus protection are turned on. > > Other items in Security Center focus on tuning Windows security > settings, provide helpful hints and manage ActiveX controls. > > Microsoft provides recommendations in the event that no virus protection > is present on a system. The company will not provide its own scanning > engine despite having partnered with F-Secure for PC Satisfaction, and > acquiring GeCAD in June 2003. > > Commenting on the updated service pack, a Microsoft spokesperson told > BetaNews, "Microsoft did utilize feedback gained during the PC > Satisfaction Trial in building the Windows Security Center user > interface that is planned for SP2." > > Other improvements destined to be included in the service pack are a new > version of Internet Explorer, safeguards for Outlook Express, improved > memory protection, and a more powerful firewall - now enabled by default. > > The most recent beta release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 -- build > number 2082 -- has bundled support for the forthcoming "Lonestar" Tablet > PC upgrade, and Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition. Windows > Media Player is also scheduled for an update. > > Windows XP SP 2 is expected to ship midway through 2004. > ------------------------- > In other news..... > > - - - - - - - - - - > Hackers gain free access to MSN Premium > Programmers in China have exploited a security > hole in Microsoft's MSN Explorer software to win > free access to paid services. A flaw in Microsoft's > MSN Explorer software has allowed some Web surfers > to gain free access to features and services that > normally cost $9.95 (£5.35) a month, the software > giant confirmed on Thursday. > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39147418,00.htm > - - - - - - - - - - > Virus damage tops $80bn in February > According to security experts mi2g, virus activity > caused as much as $83bn in economic damage in February. > With numerous variants of MyDoom, Doomjuice and NetSky > causing havoc over the wires, the shortest month of > the year looks set to be one of the largest in terms > of virus impact. > http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=54319 > > MyDoom and Netsky cause chaos > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/35882.html > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2004-02-27-gory-doom_x.htm > F-inSecure mailing list spreads Netsky-B virus > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/35911.html > ISPs' virus protection under scrutiny > http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/software/2004/0402271205.asp > Counting the cost of cybergeddon > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/35910.html > Microsoft emphasises security for XP Service Pack 2 > http://www.pcpro.co.uk/?http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/news_story.php?id=54295 > - - - - - - - - - - > International push to fight high-tech scams > With cybercriminals based all over the world, governments > must cooperate to clamp down on one of technology's ugly > sides - the mass-marketing scam. Representatives of more > than 60 law enforcement agencies and regulators from > around the world gathered in London on Friday to try > and formulate international cooperation against the > rising tide of marketing fraud schemes, many of which > rely on computers and mobile phones. > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39147440,00.htm > - - - - - - - - - - > Spam villains: named and shamed > The US sends out more spam than the rest of the > world put together according to inbox defenders > at Sophos. Researchers at the anti-virus firm > checked the origins of two days worth of spam, > and compiled a list of the worst offenders. > Although the vast majority of spam comes from > computers in the US, the picture is not as > simple as it appears. > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/35890.html > > US tops international spammers' list > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39147438,00.htm > Winning Ways to Stop Spam > http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/groupware/story/0,10801,90549,00.html > South Korea mulls spam curfew regulations > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/35912.html > - - - - - - - - - - > CIA slipped bugs to Soviets > In January 1982, President Ronald Reagan approved > a CIA plan to sabotage the economy of the Soviet > Union through covert transfers of technology that > contained hidden malfunctions, including software > that later triggered a huge explosion in a Siberian > natural gas pipeline, according to a new memoir by > a Reagan White House official. > http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4394002/ > - - - - - - - - - - > Ferocious new Mydoom variant destroys files > A new, fast-spreading version of the Mydoom worm > destroys files on computers worldwide as it increases > attacks via e-mails, Finnish computer security experts > warned Thursday. The "Mydoom.F" worm, discovered on > Feb. 20, has so far infected about 5 percent of all > Internet e-mail traffic, said Mikko Hypponen, director > of research at a leading antivirus company F-Secure. > http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8124 > http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4372699/ > - - - - - - - - - - > Netsky.C worm starts to spread > Security experts have discovered a new version > of the Netsky internet worm, warning that it is > spreading around the world. > http://www.vnunet.com/News/1153066 > > Netsky causing billions in damages > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5165642.html > http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=New_Virus_Offspring_Surfaces&story_id=23256 > http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,90491,00.html > - - - - - - - - - - > Anti-Spam Solutions and Security > In a recent survey, 93% of respondents reported > dissatisfaction with the large volume of unsolicited > email (spam) they receive. [ref 1] The problem has > grown to the point where nearly 50% of the world's > email is spam [ref 2], yet only a few hundred groups > are responsible. [ref 3] Many anti-spam solutions > have been proposed and a few have been implemented. > Unfortunately, these solutions do not prevent spam > as much as they interfere with every-day email > communications. > http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1763 > > New Spam Filters Cut the Noise > http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,62421,00.html > - - - - - - - - - - > > > > -- > http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm >
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