Re: << SBS News this week 7/25/2004>>

From: Kevin Weilbacher (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:07:39 -0400

The links are working ... it's the MSDN blog host that is not. I believe ...
check back and try again llater! 

-- 
Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
"The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
"Netnathan" <n.a.smith@att-nospam.net> wrote in message
news:%23VOdy9ycEHA.2840@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> How come the links are nort working.
> I get an IE error page saying:
>
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> .Text - Application error
>
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> SqlException
> SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
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> What's up here?
> -nn
>
> "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> wrote in message news:OpMJyptcEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >
> > Blog postings this week of Interest
> >
> >
> > SBS Release Manager Charles Anthe has a couple of posts this week
> > [including hockey ;-)
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/canthe/archive/2004/07/19/188373.aspx
> >
> > Ooh now this tool bar looks cool
> > PrivBar -- An IE/Explorer toolbar to show current privilege level:
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2004/07/24/195350.aspx
> >
> > What happened to Badmails in Exchange 2003 SP1?:
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/07/20/188856.aspx
> >
> > -------------------------------
> > RSS feeds
> > Windows & .NET Magazine RSS Feeds:
> > http://www.winnetmag.com/rss/
> >
> > -------------------------------
> > This month's Harry Brelsford's newsletter
> > Harry Brelsford's July 2004 SMB Technology Watch Newsletter:
> > http://www.smbnation.com/newsletter/Issue4-1-july2004.htm
> >
> > Where will YOU be in September?
> > I just saw the schedule for SMBNation.  I think I'm going to start
> > sleeping now.  I think I'm going to need it!
> > It looks to be fun filled, jam packed, and just an all around SBS geek
> > fest.
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > ONLINE EVENTS
> > SBS 2003 End User Experience
> > Join Microsoft experts on August 5, 2004 to discuss tips, techniques,
> > and best practices for the SBS 2003 End User Experience. The topics
> > include Remote Web Workplace, SBS intranet (Windows SharePoint Services)
> > and Office Outlook 2003 running on SBS clients.
> >
> > Date: 10:00-11:00 am Pacific Time, 1:00-2:00 Eastern Time on August 5,
> 2004.
> >
> > http://communities2.microsoft.com/home/chatroom.aspx?siteid=34000015
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/vcs/sbs0805.ics
> > ------------------
> >
> >
> > KB - articles of interest
> >
> > 867504 - How to change the publishing settings for free and busy
> > information on Outlook client computers by using Group Policy:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867504
> > 843539 - You cannot use Outlook Web Access with forms-based
> > authentication and you receive a Store.exe e-mail alert message:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=843539
> > 842200 - How to troubleshoot Windows Server 2003 Domain Name System
> > Dynamic Update problems:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842200
> > --------------------------
> >
> > Interesting article on Malware
> > SANS - Internet Storm Center - Cooperative Cyber Threat Monitor And
> > Alert System - Current Infosec News and Analysis:
> > http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-07-23
> >
> > ...just hang on until XP sp2.....
> >
> > ---------------------------
> > In other news
> > Osama 'death' pics hide Trojan threat
> > Hackers prey on surfers' morbid curiosity to deliver
> > Hackarmy malware. et.com. ITInternet users have been
> > warned that messages about the 'suicide' of Osama Bin
> > Laden posted on internet message boards and usenet
> > groups are hoaxes masking an attack on their computer.
> > The messages attempt to persuade readers to download
> > a file which contains the Hackarmy Trojan.
> > http://www.vnunet.com/news/1156861
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-5281604.html
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,39161518,00.htm
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5499484/
> >
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/07/24/virus.binladen.reut/index.html
> > http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64333,00.html
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/23/hackarmy_trojan/
> >
>
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2004-07-23-osama-trojan_x.htm
> >
>
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Bin-Laden-Used-As-Trojan-Horse-Lure&story_id=25997
> > http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,64333,00.html
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > US criticised over cyber-security
> > Homeland security has become a key issue in the US.
> > Efforts by the US authorities to counter cyber-crime
> > and terrorism have been criticised in an official
> > report. It said the Department of Homeland Security's
> > cyber-strategy suffered from poor coordination and
> > communication, as well as an inability to set
> > priorities. The internal report warned that the US
> > "still faces a number of challenges to address long-
> > term cyber-threats and vulnerabilities." It described
> > cyber-terrorism as one of the US's top five security
> > threats.
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3921515.stm
> >
>
http://news.com.com/Report%3A+Federal+cybersecurity+effort+needs+improvement/2100-1009_3-5281898.html
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5494089/
> >
> > Inspector general: DHS' cybersecurity efforts only partly successful
> > http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0719/web-dhsig-07-23-04.asp
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > Government auditors slam IRS for IT security risks
> > Reports cite insufficient oversight of contractors,
> > unauthorized use of PDAs. Auditors from the U.S.
> > Department of the Treasury have issued two reports
> > about IT security risks at the Internal Revenue
> > Service, one saying that contractors working on
> > IRS systems "committed numerous security violations"
> > and the other taking the agency to task over
> > unauthorized use of PDAs.
> >
>
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,94741,00.html
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > New Virginia strike force to prosecute cybercrime
> > Federal, state and local law-enforcement authorities
> > are linking up in a new operation that will investigate
> > and prosecute child pornography, fraud and other crimes
> > perpetrated through use of computers and the Internet.
> > U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty and state Attorney General
> > Jerry W. Kilgore yesterday announced the formation of
> > the Virginia Cyber-Crime Strike Force.
> > http://www.crime-research.org/news/23.07.2004/514/
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > 19 Los Alamos employees put on leave
> > Fifteen employees at Los Alamos National Laboratory
> > were placed on leave amid an investigation into
> > the disappearance of two computer disks containing
> > classified information,the director of the nuclear
> > weapons lab said Thursday. Four other employees
> > also were placed on leave by Director Pete Nanos
> > in a separate investigation involving an intern
> > at the lab who suffered a serious eye injury
> > from a laser.
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5490093
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > Advertiser Charged in Massive Database Theft
> > Federal authorities yesterday charged an online
> > advertiser in Florida with tapping into the computer
> > system of a large database marketer in Arkansas
> > and stealing "vast amounts of personal information"
> > about Americans in what they described as one of
> > the largest network intrusions in recent memory.
> > In an indictment filed in the Eastern District
> > of Arkansas, federal prosecutors charged Scott
> > Levine, 45, of Boca Raton with 139 counts for
> > allegedly exploiting network links his company
> > had to Acxiom Corp. in Little Rock to secretly
> > download millions of names, e-mail and home
> > addresses and other details.
> > http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9189
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39161298,00.htm
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5481403/
> >
>
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2004-07-22-axciom-hack-charges_x.htm
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/22/acxiom_hack_charges/
> >
>
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,94673,00.html
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > Senator wants to ban P2P networks
> > The chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the
> > Judiciary said Thursday that a ban on file-trading
> > networks is urgently required but agreed to work
> > with tech companies concerned that devices like
> > Apple Computer's iPod would be imperiled. Sen.
> > Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he intended to move
> > ahead with the highly controversial Induce Act
> > despite objections from dozens of Internet providers
> > and Silicon Valley manufacturers. TheInduce Act
> > says "whoever intentionally induces any violation"
> > of copyright law would be legally liable for those
> > violations.
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5280384.html
> >
>
http://news.com.com/Senator+wants+to+ban+P2P+networks/2100-1027_3-5280384.html
> >
> > US anti-piracy law gathers strength
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39161296,00.htm
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > Australian law claims spam success
> > Legislation designed to cut back on junk emails
> > and texts appears to be having some success Down
> > Under. The Spam Act 2003 has led to the closure
> > of several major Australian-based spammers, the
> > Australian communications Authority (ACA) claimed
> > today. Acting ACA chairman Dr Bob Horton said that
> > the thwarted spammers had reacted to an ACA warning
> > in late March that the Act was due to come into
> > force in April and that they would need to comply
> > with it.
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39161303,00.htm
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > All eyes on virus protection at Athens Olympics
> > Terrorism isn't the only security threat officials
> > are worried about at this summer's Olympic Games
> > in Athens. They're also concerned about viruses and
> > worm attacks that could cripple the Olympics' data
> > network. "Our biggest concern is that somebody could
> > intentionally or by mistake infect one of the networks
> > and create severe damage," said Jean Chevallier,
> > executive vice president at Atos Origin, the Paris-
> > based company in charge of building the data and
> > broadcast networks for the Olympic Games in Athens.
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5280158.html
> >
>
http://news.com.com/All+eyes+on+virus+protection+at+Athens+Olympics/2100-7347_3-5280158.html
> >
>
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/07/22/olympic.cybersecurity.ap/index.html
> > http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/21/cyber.theft/index.html
> > http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64308,00.html
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > Corporates hiring people to read staff email
> > Companies are employing staff to read electronic
> > communications because of fears that trade secrets
> > and intellectual property are being leaked. Large
> > companies are now so concerned about the contents
> > of the electronic communications leaving their
> > offices that they're employing staff to read
> > employees' outgoing emails.
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39161409,00.htm
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > Microsoft donates to national cyber forensics center
> > Microsoft Corp. has assigned a full-time analyst
> > and donated more than $46,000 worth of software
> > to the National Cyber-Forensics Training Alliance,
> > a public-private partnership in Pittsburgh. The
> > alliance was established in 2003 as an outgrowth
> > of the Pittsburgh High Tech Crimes Task Force,
> > a collaboration of federal, state and local
> > law enforcement agencies. NCFTA is a mechanism
> > to let law enforcement tap into the expertise
> > of industry and academic institutions.
> > http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/26678-1.html
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > Nokia releases 'bluesnarfing' fix
> > More than six months after acknowledging
> > a Bluetooth security flaw in a number of its
> > mobile phones, Nokia said it has released a
> > software upgrade that fixes the vulnerabilities
> > in some of its products. In February, Nokia and
> > Sony Ericsson admitted that some of their Bluetooth-
> > enabled phones were vulnerable to "bluesnarfing,"
> > which means that an attacker could read, modify
> > and copy the phone's address book and calendar
> > without leaving any trace of the intrusion.
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5279854.html
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39161309,00.htm
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > A rounded approach to security
> > Each week vnunet.com asks a different expert
> > to give their views on recent virus and security
> > issues, with advice, warnings and information
> > on the latest threats. This week Dr RK Raghavan,
> > consulting advisor for Tata Consultancy Services,
> > stresses the importance of treating security as
> > far more than simply a technological issue.
> > http://www.computing.co.uk/news/1156791
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> > The weakest security link? It's you
> > In the late 1960s, Warren Moore was a young
> > man working in the IT department at apparel
> > giant Genesco. As a prank, Moore rewrote some
> > code for the company's IBM mainframe to allow
> > him to send anonymous messages to co-workers.
> > But his joke inadvertently resulted in his
> > message being inserted into a sales forecast
> > report, which was about to be presented by
> > a Genesco vice president.
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5278576.html
> > - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> >
> >
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