Re: << SBS News of the Week August 8, 2004>>
From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 08/10/04
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:16:23 +0200
Hi Gary,
Just wait till Susan announces what to do ;-)
-- Regards, Marina Microsoft SBS-MVP "Gary Karasik" <gkarasik2fea.net> schreef in bericht news:Oh4lJ9ofEHA.3700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Thanks. > > > Or just wait. > > Wait for what? > > GaryK > "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz SBS Rocks [MVP] " <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> wrote > in message news:41183938.20600@pacbell.net... > > That group policy hotfix is needed on Windows 2003/SBS 2003. It's not > > out yet. Thus don't bother calling at this time. Just make sure you > > have at least ONE machine with XP sp2 BEFORE you put on our hotfix to > > enable the firewall. > > > > Or just wait. > > > > Gary Karasik wrote: > > > > > Susan, > > > > > > I'm pretty confused by this. The KB says it's for SBS2K/SP4, but you > seem to > > > be saying it should be installed on SBS2K3. Can you clarify? Should I > call > > > PSS and get the hotfix and install it on SBS2K3? > > > > > > GaryK > > > > > > "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net> > > > wrote in message news:%23J%23l2wdfEHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > > > > >>The BIG NEWS > > >>XP sp2 released to manufacturing > > >>Channel 9 gives a demo of XP sp2 > > >>http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=9328 > > >>------------------------------ > > >>What's the BIG news for SBSers? > > >> > > >>We can enable the firewall on those SP2s "INSIDE" the network. > > >>SBSized info for XP sp2: > > >>http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/08/07/11400.aspx > > >> > > >>Why would we want this? Defense in depth. Yes you already have ISA and > > >>RRAS firewall on the outside but you are a bit "squishy" on the inside. > > >> This helps to limit those ports that you have exposed even internally. > > >>----------------------------- > > >>We need two patches to enable the firewall in SBS 2k3 > > >> > > > > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d70097c2-4317-40e0-b7da-feb52c6b6386 > > > > > >>Then you need this which WILL BE ON the download site [but just not yet > > >>... be patient.. just make sure you dont' install the SBS gpo patch > > >>until you have ONE machine on XPsp2 > > >>842933 - "The following entry in the [strings] section is too long and > > >>has been truncated" error message when you try to modify or to view GPOs > > >>in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000: > > >>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842933 > > >>------------------------------ > > >> > > >>Kevin's song of the week > > >>news://msnews.microsoft.com/#VR8MiWfEHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl > > >> > > >>------------------------------ > > >>Chad shares a resolution to the OWA timeout issue > > >>news://msnews.microsoft.com/#1ODazcfEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl > > >> > > >>--------------------------- > > >>Michael Jenkin shares his Malware cleaner tool info > > >>Spyware is getting bad.....: > > >>http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/08/08/11469.aspx > > >> > > >>-------------------------- > > >>SMBnation is COMING UP FAST FOLKS!!!! > > >>http://www.smbnation.com > > >> > > >>--------------------------- > > >>883786 - Support WebCast: Deploying and licensing Microsoft Windows > > >>Small Business Server 2003: > > >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;883786 > > >> > > >> > > >>Tuesday, August 17, 2004: 2:00 PM Pacific time (Greenwich mean time - 7 > > >>hours) > > >> > > >>Are you thinking about deploying your first server? Are you upgrading to > > >>Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003? This Support WebCast talks > > >>about Windows Small Business Server 2003, an integrated, easy-to-use, > > >>affordable network solution for small businesses. In this session, you > > >>will learn how to select the right technology to meet your business > > >>requirements. Learn how to avoid common mistakes when implementing a > > >>first server or upgrading to Windows Small Business Server 2003. Hear > > >>about tips and tricks for easily deploying Small Business Server 2003. > > >>Hear the answers to frequently asked questions about licensing, product > > >>features, and more. > > >>---------------------------------------- > > >> > > >>Want SBS whitepapers? Here's a listing of recent whitepapers on the > > >>Microsoft site. > > >>http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/08/08/11450.aspx > > >> > > >>Migrating from a Peer-to-Peer Network to a Windows Small Business Server > > >>2003 Network > > >> > > >>Deploying Windows 2000 Server Terminal Server to Host User Desktops in a > > >>Windows Small Business Server 2003 Environment > > >> > > >>Installing and Securing Microsoft Small Business Manager 7.5 on > > >>Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 > > >> > > >>Download this Connecting Mobile and Remote Users document > > >> > > >>Download this Windows Small Business Server 2003 Feature Comparison > > >>Guide document > > >> > > >>Download this Installing and Securing Microsoft CRM 1.2 on a Windows > > >>Small Business Server 2003 Network document > > >> > > >>Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Small Business Server > > >>------------------------------------------ > > >>Watch out for Trend and net use drives after SP2 > > >>news://msnews.microsoft.com/eXQmAhQfEHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl > > >>Thanks Frank for that heads up! > > >>------------------------------------------ > > >>In other news > > >> > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Phone spam misery looms Stateside > > >>A little-noticed Bill before the Senate will > > >>ensure daily misery for US cellphone users, > > >>thanks to the inattentiveness of telecomms > > >>regulator the FCC. This week the FCC ruled > > >>against spam sent to mobile users that originates > > >>from email addresses. The regulator believes that > > >>the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) > > >>already regulates SMS text messages, and that's > > >>good enough. But a new bill, S.2603, passed by > > >>Congress (as HR.4600) two weeks ago, drives a > > >>horse and cart through the TCPA. The bill was > > >>approved by the House's Commerce, Science > > >>and Transportation Committee and will be > > >>considered by the floor. > > >>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/06/junk_fax_sms_ok/ > > >> > > >>STATEMENT BY NY AG REGARDING FCC DECISION > > >>http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2004/aug/aug5a_04.html > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Lawyer sues Yahoo over message-board insults > > >>A Californian who objects to personal attacks > > >>made by posters to Yahoo's message boards > > >>is attempting to launch a class-action lawsuit > > >>against the company. A California lawyer who > > >>has waged an ongoing battle with Yahoo over > > >>personal attacks made against him on Yahoo > > >>message boards has filed a proposed class- > > >>action lawsuit against the company. > > >>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39162798,00.htm > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>'Stealing songs is wrong' lessons head for UK schools > > >>At the beginning of last month the British > > >>Government launched a "Music Manifesto" to > > >>promote music in schools. But already this > > >>typically Blairite bundle of good intentions > > >>is being hijacked (with not a little cooperation > > >>from the minders in Whitehall) in order to > > >>inflict copyright lessons on schoolchildren, > > >>from pre-school onwards. > > >>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/05/uk_school_copyright_lessons/ > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Windows security update ready to go > > >>Microsoft on Friday wrapped up development on > > >>a long-awaited security update to Windows XP, > > >>paving the way for businesses and consumers > > >>to upgrade in the coming days and months. > > >>The company said it has released Windows XP > > >>Service Pack 2 to manufacturing, following > > >>a series of delays. Microsoft will make the > > >>free update available via download and via > > >>CD, but it is recommending that customers > > >>turn on Windows' automatic upgrade feature > > >>and get the update that way. > > >>http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5300317.html > > >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5610539/ > > >> > > > > > > > http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,95101,00.html?from=homeheads > > > > > >>Windows XP SP2 'Released to Manufacturing' > > >> > > > > > > > http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Windows-XP-SP---Released-to-Manufacturing-&story_id=26213 > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Mozilla, Opera Plug Security Holes > > >>The Mozilla Foundation and Opera Software ASA > > >>have released updates to their Web browsers to > > >>fix a series of security vulnerabilities. Mozilla > > >>on Wednesday posted new versions of its Firefox > > >>browser, Thunderbird e-mail client and Mozilla > > >>suite that provide fixes to three issues. They > > >>include a newly reported critical vulnerability > > >>affecting multiple vendors' software that uses > > >>the library for the Portable Networks Graphic > > >>(PNG) image format. > > >>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1632120,00.asp > > >> > > >>Images open door to attackers > > >>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39162797,00.htm > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Yahoo's Anti-Spy toolbar feature buggy > > >>Yahoo on Friday confirmed that its recently released > > >>toolbar has mistakenly linked an alleged spyware > > >>program with a product that has nothing to do with > > >>the application in question. A company representative > > >>said late Friday that its toolbar's Anti-Spy feature > > >>incorrectly identified alleged "hijacker" software > > >>known as SearchCentrix as being bundled with Claria's > > >>Gator eWallet product, which is designed to manage > > >>usernames and passwords. Hijacking programs redirect > > >>search results or tamper with browser settings, > > >>according to Yahoo. > > >> > > > > > > > http://news.com.com/Yahoo%27s+Anti-Spy+toolbar+feature+buggy/2100-1024_3-5300761.html > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Security Cavities Ail Bluetooth > > >>Serious flaws discovered in Bluetooth technology > > >>used in mobile phones can let an attacker remotely > > >>download contact information from victims' address > > >>books, read their calendar appointments or peruse > > >>text messages on their phones to conduct corporate > > >>espionage. An attacker could even plant phony text > > >>messages in a phone's memory, or turn the phone > > >>sitting in a victim's pocket or on a restaurant > > >>table top into a listening device to pick up > > >>private conversations in the phone's vicinity. > > >>Most types of attacks could be conducted without > > >>leaving a trace. > > >>http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64463,00.html > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Can you hack the vote? > > >>A $10,000 challenge is at stake. Electronic voting > > >>systems have drawn fire from courts, lawmakers and > > >>citizens groups -- and now they're under attack by > > >>hackers. It's an organized assault, too. E-voting > > >>technology expert Rebecca Mercuri, a Harvard research > > >>fellow who has been outspoken in her opposition to > > >>such systems, has issued a "Hack the Vote" challenge, > > >>trying to illustrate what she calls the systems' > > >>unreliability and vulnerability. > > >> > > > > > > > http://computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/story/0,10801,95096,00.html > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Small security firm puts spotlight on big vendor bugs > > >>Research company says it has discovered 67 undisclosed > > >>vulnerabilities in major vendors' software News earlier > > >>this week that Oracle Corp. was sitting on patches for > > >>34 undisclosed vulnerabilities in its database software > > >>may have come as a surprise to some, but not to David > > >>Litchfield, the researcher who discovered the holes. > > >>"In general, bugs are getting harder to find but in > > >>some people's software you don't have to look very > > >>hard to find bugs, they just fall apart in your hands > > >>... like Oracle's," Litchfield said in an interview > > >>Thursday. > > >>http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/06/HNsecurityspotlight_1.html > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Online data a gold mine for terrorists > > >>IT's high-alert response overlooks corporate sites > > >>The widespread availability of sensitive information > > >>on corporate Web sites appears to have been largely > > >>overlooked by IT and security managers responding > > >>this week to the Department of Homeland Security's > > >>warning of a heightened terrorist threat against > > >>the financial services sector. > > >> > > > > > > > http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,95098,00.html > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Wardriving guilty plea in Lowe's wi-fi case > > >>In what prosecutors say is likely the first criminal > > >>conviction for wardriving in the U.S., a Michigan > > >>man plead guilty Wednesday to a federal misdemeanor > > >>for using the Internet through an open wi-fi access > > >>point at a Lowe's home improvement store in suburban > > >>Detroit. Paul Timmins, 23, pleaded guilty to a single > > >>count of unauthorized access to a protected computer. > > >>He was cleared of more serious charges of participating > > >>in a scheme organized by his roommate and another > > >>man to later use the wireless network to hack into > > >>Lowe's computers and siphon credit card numbers. > > >>http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9281 > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Image flaw pierces PC security > > >>Six vulnerabilities in an open-source image format > > >>could allow intruders to compromise computers running > > >>Linux and may allow attacks against Windows PCs as > > >>well as Macs running OS X. The security issues appear > > >>in a library supporting the portable network graphics > > >>(PNG) format, used widely by programs such as the > > >>Mozilla and Opera browsers and various e-mail clients. > > >>The most critical issue, a memory problem known as > > >>a buffer overflow, could allow specially created PNG > > >>graphics to execute a malicious program when the > > >>application loads the image. > > >>http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5298999.html > > >> > > > > > > > http://news.com.com/Image+flaw+pierces+PC+security/2100-1002_3-5298999.html > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Feds seek a few good hackers > > >>Attention, hackers: Uncle Sam wants you. And > > >>hackers are answering the call, or at least > > >>listening. A well-attended session at the recent > > >>Defcon 12 hackers' conference was "Meet the Feds," > > >>a recruitment presentation by a group of federal > > >>cybercrime law enforcement agents, who fielded > > >>questions from would-be cybercops. > > >> > > > > > > > http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,95054,00.html > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>FBI publishes computer crime and security stats > > >>Every year for the past nine years, the Computer > > >>Security Institute and the FBI undertake a computer > > >>crime and security survey among companies and > > >>institutions in the US. These surveys provide > > >>interesting insights into the level of computer > > >>crime being experienced by companies, as well > > >>as how they are responding to security breaches. > > >>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/05/fbi_security_stats/ > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Biggest ever Windows upgrade gives security boost > > >>Almost since the day Microsoft Corp. released its > > >>Windows XP computer operating system nearly three > > >>years ago, it has been a favorite target of hackers > > >>and critics eager to stress its numerous security > > >>shortcomings. Now, more than two years after > > >>promising to do something about it, Microsoft > > >>is about to release the biggest update ever for > > >>Windows. The free upgrade is designed to make > > >>users safer from cyberattacks by sealing entries > > >>to viruses, better protecting personal data and > > >>fending off spyware. > > >>http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9279 > > >> > > >>Windows security update delayed again > > >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5610539/ > > >>Microsoft to begin shipping major update to Windows > > >> > > > > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/techcorporatenews/2004-08-05-sp2-nears-drop_x.htm > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Oracle 'sitting on security fixes' > > >>Database giant Oracle has been censured by a leading > > >>security expert for sitting on fixes to defend against > > >>a wide variety of security vulnerabilities affecting > > >>its database software. UK-based Next Generation Security > > >>Software (NGS Software) has identified 34 security > > >>vulnerabilities affecting various versions of Oracle's > > >>database software. Around half these flaws affect the > > >>latest version of Oracle's database software, 10g. > > >>At least one of these bugs could be exploited to give > > >>attackers remote access to corporate database servers > > >>without a user ID or password. > > >>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/05/oracle_security_flap/ > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>What's in a worm's name? > > >>It's not easy naming worms. Antivirus researchers > > >>originally identified a recent security attack as > > >>a variant of MyDoom - but now think it's actually > > >>related to a different piece of malware. When > > >>security experts first detected a mass-mailing > > >>worm that uses Yahoo's People Search engine to > > >>harvest email addresses, they assumed it was > > >>a new variant of MyDoom, which a week earlier > > >>had attacked a number of search engines for the > > >>same purpose. > > >>http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39162715,00.htm > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Onion Routing Averts Prying Eyes > > >>Computer programmers are modifying a communications > > >>system, originally developed by the U.S. Naval > > >>Research Lab, to help Internet users surf the Web > > >>anonymously and shield their online activities from > > >>corporate or government eyes. The system is based > > >>on a concept called onion routing. It works like > > >>this: Messages, or packets of information, are sent > > >>through a distributed network of randomly selected > > >>servers, or nodes, each of which knows only its > > >>predecessor and successor. Messages flowing through > > >>this network are unwrapped by a symmetric encryption > > >>key at each server that peels off one layer and > > >>reveals instructions for the next downstream node. > > >>http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64464,00.html > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Easy VoIP wiretaps coming soon > > >>Virtually everything done via TCP/IP, with > > >>the (for now) exception of instant messaging, > > >>is on its way to becoming wiretap-friendly, > > >>thanks to a tentative 5-0 decision by the US > > >>Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on > > >>Wednesday. Thanks to relentless lobbying and > > >>fear-mongering by law enforcement outfits and > > >>the companies that sell surveillance equipment > > >>to them, all broadband communications, including > > >>VoIP, will have to be modified to allow the Feds > > >>to patch in easily and immediately, in order to > > >>comply with the 1994 Communications Assistance > > >>to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). > > >>http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9277 > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>You are still the weakest security link > > >>Yet again staff have been identified as the biggest > > >>security threat to business IT systems, in a survey > > >>released today. The poll of 1,240 British businesses > > >>found employee misuse of technology topping the reasons > > >>for security breaches, with 50 per cent of businesses > > >>having problems. The second highest cause, at 45 per > > >>cent, was poorly updated antivirus software. > > >>http://www.vnunet.com/news/1157129 > > >> > > >>Bosses finger workers for virus attacks > > >>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/05/iod_sme_security/ > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >>Don't Toss That Personal Firewall > > >>The new firewall in Windows XP Service Pack 2 > > >>is not by any means the most important security > > >>advance in the service pack. Other changes, > > >>principally locking down the My Computer zone > > >>in Internet Explorer, will have more profound > > >>implications for security of the average system. > > >>But it's not unimportant. > > >> > > > > > > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1738&ncid=1209&e=2&u=/zd/20040805/tc_zd/132874 > > > > > >>- - - - - - - - - - > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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