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

From: Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP] (kweilbacMVP_at_gte.net)
Date: 07/26/04 

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/
>
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> 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
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>
>
> 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.....
>
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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/
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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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