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From: Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 07/26/04
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:39:28 -0400
Ooops ... I forgot the song of the week ... oh well, y'all can just hum a
few bars of your favorite song until next week!
-- 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: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 > - - - - - - - - - - > > > > > -- > http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
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