Re: << Small Biz Server news of 9/5/2004>>
From: Henry Craven (IUnknown_at_Dot.Nyet)
Date: 09/07/04
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Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:41:43 +1000
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Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
Melbourne Australia
"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
wrote in message news:eq6DL59kEHA.2500@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Kevin [a bit waterlogged] and his song of the week
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/Od7AycgkEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl
>
> but he's nice and safe as I hope all other SBSers are
>
> ------------------------------------------
> SMBNation is JUST around the corner. Everyone have safe flights.
> The next news of the week will be posted during the summit
> http://www.smbnation.com
> I'm looking forward to seeing folks and putting email addresses with
faces!
>
> -----------------------------------------
> The big news for the developer community but sort of "ho hum" for us
was
> the changes going forward in Longhorn
> http://radio.weblogs.com/0001011/2004/08/30.html#a8167
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
> Mariette and Marina are constantly adding content to
www.smallbizserver.net
> Smallbizserver.Net > SBS 2003 > Exchange Server 2003 > Intelligent
> Message Filter on SBS 2003:
> http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=174
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Patches out this week on Windows Update
> .NET
> Download details: .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 for Windows Server
> 2003:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ae7edef7-2cb7-4864-8623-a1038563df23&DisplayLang=en
>
> Sharepoint services sp1
> Download details: Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=875da47e-89d5-4621-a319-a1f5bfedf497&DisplayLang=en
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
> If after applying the Sharepoint SP1 service pack you are getting HTTP
> 500 or 0x80040E14 error:
> http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/09/03/12954.aspx
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Issue with the V5 version of Windows update and ISA Server:
> http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/09/04/13009.aspx
>
> --------------------------------------
> Pssst.... can someone tell me what a Blob parser is?
> Download details: Windows SharePoint Services: Usage BLOB Parser:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8ed64398-4992-47cb-9075-afec32060986&DisplayLang=en
>
> -----------------------
> Download details: Servers for Small Business:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cfb2223f-0fa2-4f2f-8585-796f120ecbe1&DisplayLang=en
> Power points for customers
>
> ------------------------
>
> 875420 - How to enable Live Communication Server traffic through ISA
> Server 2000:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875420
> 838906 - You may be disconnected when you connect a Windows XP-based
> computer to a remote server through a VPN, and you use an external
> firewall device or a NAT device:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=838906
>
> --------------------------
> In other news this week
>
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> Copyright Office pitches anti-P2P bill
> A hotly contested wrangle in Congress over how
> to outlaw file-swapping networks just took a new
> twist. The U.S. Copyright Office has drafted a new
> version of the Induce Act that it believes will ban
> networks like Kazaa and Morpheus while not putting
> hardware such as portable hard drives and MP3
> players on the wrong side of the law.
>
http://news.com.com/Copyright+Office+pitches+anti-P2P+bill/2100-1027_3-5345528.html
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> Further data security laws on the way
> Although a US draft bill calling for compulsory
> annual security audits to be carried out by publicly
> listed companies has been delayed until early next
> year, security experts said regulations of this kind
> are inevitable, both for US and UK firms.
> http://www.vnunet.com/news/1148994
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> Bagle variant lacks teeth
> The worm is being thwarted because most of the
> site from which it attempts to download malware
> cannot be contacted. Another version of the Bagle
> mass-mailing computer worm started spreading
> this week, but it probably won't get far,
> security experts said.
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39165277,00.htm
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> Critical Kerberos bugs surface
> Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported
> in version five of the widely-used Kerberos
> authentication protocol. The most serious could
> be exploited by crackers to gain root control
> to authentication servers. Exploits are yet to
> surface and patches are available. All releases
> of MIT Kerberos 5 up to and including krb5-1.3.4
> are affected. At fault are "double-free
> vulnerabilities" in MIT Kerberos 5 implementation's
> Key Distribution Center (KDC) program and libraries.
> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9449
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39165276,00.htm
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> WinZip warns of security flaws in software
> Windows clients running the popular WinZip
> application are at risk from a number of critical
> security flaws, according to WinZip Computing
> Inc. and security researchers. The compression/
> decompression tool is one of the most widely
> used piece of software on the Windows platform.
> http://security.itworld.com/4345/040902winzipflaw/page_1.html
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> Army urged to step up IT security focus
> The security threat on DOD networks is growing
> substantially each day, so much so that on two
> separate occasions this summer, viruses infiltrated
> two top-secret computer systems at the Army Space
> and Missile Defense Command. Army Lt. Gen. Larry
> J. Dodgen, the command's leader, blamed the viruses,
> which appeared on the Defense Department's Secret
> Internet Protocol Router Network, on users and
> network administrators who were not conducting
> their jobs in a diligent fashion.
> http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/27138-1.html
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> Microsoft warns spyware could foul up security update
> Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update
> package is all about protecting systems from
> worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much
> about what's already on computers -- and that
> could pose a problem. The company is warning
> users of the Windows XP operating system to
> check for spyware before downloading the free
> massive security update, called Service Pack 2.
>
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/9565886.htm
>
> SP2 plays havoc with online banking
> An Australian bank says installing the Windows
> update prevents users from logging into its Web
> interface. St.George Bank may be forced to make
> changes to its online banking interface as
> adoption of Windows XP Service Pack 2 becomes
> widespread among consumers.
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39165283,00.htm
>
> WinXP SP2 = security placebo?
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/02/winxpsp2_security_review/
> Why SP2 deserved every shred of the scrutiny
> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5344180.html
> XP SP2 glitches to trip up one in 10 upgrades - report
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/02/sp2_glitches_study/
> Most US firms ignore spyware risk
> http://www.vnunet.com/news/1157773
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> Oracle patches finally released
> The database maker has fixed several flaws in
> its software as it attempts to move to a monthly
> patching schedule. Database software maker Oracle
> pushed out a host of long-awaited patches after
> struggling to organise its software fixes into
> a monthly release schedule.
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39165278,00.htm
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> Apache, open-source groups wary of Sender ID
> The Apache Foundation, an open-source development
> group, on Thursday pulled its support of the
> proposed antispam standard Sender ID, saying
> Microsoft's license requirements are too strict.
> The move by the group responsible for the popular
> Apache Web server comes as other open-source
> developers also voiced reservations about
> Microsoft's attempts to apply stringent license
> requirements to its contribution to the spam-
> fighting technology.
> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5345317.html
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> Cybercrime is not limited by boundaries
> Computer crimes more and more assume transnational,
> organized and group character. Transnational
> character of computer crimes poses a certain
> social threat - a threat to the compound of
> the national security. Modern technologies
> gave an impetus to criminal activity as well
> as to the free trade and economy.
> http://www.crime-research.org/news/02.09.2004/604/
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> Cutting email cholesterol
> 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 Alasdair Kilgour,
> managing director of CommVault UK and Ireland,
> suggests some preventative steps for IT managers
> to adopt to reduce the email burden.
> http://www.vnunet.com/news/1157771
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> Tech threats: the new front in the War on Terror
> There's little doubt nowadays that the 21st century
> is shaping up to be a very unstable era in human
> history. Non-state actors like al-Qaeda are stepping
> up their fight against nation-states, employing
> mostly conventional, low-tech solutions to their
> acts of terrorism.
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_hughes/20040901.html
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> New WiFi security adds strong encryption
> A new security specification for wireless
> networking incorporates the Advanced Encryption
> Standard, opening the door for certification under
> the Federal Information Processing Standard. WiFi
> Protected Access 2 is a technical specification
> from the Wi-Fi Alliance based on the recently
> approved 802.11i standard.
> http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/27135-1.html
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> Hummingbird stretches connectivity, security
> Hummingbird this week added new features in its
> Hummingbird Connectivity 10 suite, introduced
> secure-terminal software called Connectivity
> SecureTerm, and added other features to its
> security suite. The Connectivity 10 suite allows
> organizations to securely integrate heterogeneous
> legacy infrastructures with Windows desktops,
> enabling customers to meet business continuity
> and corporate governance requirements.
> http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1104_2-5339786.html
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> Spam tide drowns email
> Email's usefulness is being downgraded because
> of the effort needed to filter out spam, says IDC.
> Rising tides of spam are drowning the usefulness
> of email, according to a new report from IDC.
> Spam has accounted for 38 percent of the 31
> billion emails sent each day in North America
> in 2004, up from 24 percent in 2002, the market
> researcher said.
>
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/networks/0,39020345,39165256,00.htm
>
> Sendmail trials Sender ID
> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39165170,00.htm
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> ID thief to the stars tells all
> Book excerpt: In "Your Evil Twin," MSNBC.com's
> Bob Sullivan argues that credit industry neglect
> led to the identity theft epidemic. Note: Last
> year, some 10 million people were victims of
> identity theft, and some estimates claim as many
> as 1 in 10 Americans have been hit by the crime
> in recent years. MSNBC.com's Bob Sullivan explores
> the digital epidemic in a new book, "Your Evil Twin."
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5763781/
>
>
>
>
>
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