Re: << SBS News of the week Nov 7th 2004>>
From: Frank McCallister SBS MVP (anonymous)
Date: 11/08/04
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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:26:47 -0600
Don't feel bad Kevin she can't even spell her own name right ;-)
By Anne Stanton and Susan Brdley
-- Frank McCallister SBS MVP COMPUMAC "Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" <kweilbacMVP@gte.net> wrote in message news:ulx%23VPYxEHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > Not only did Javier write his own 'song of the week' -- he completely > shoved me off Susan's weekly updates! Does trhis mean that I am officially > retired? Nope. I'll chalk this up to Susan's hectic travel schedule. > > BTW -- here is a link to my 'song of the week' -- > http://msmvps.com/kwsupport/articles/18257.aspx > > -- > 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:eszPMTVxEHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> Australia are you ready? >> http://www.wheresjeffnow.com/default.aspx >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/australia/partner/events/partnerbriefings/summit.aspx#anchor1 >> Jeff Middleton and the rest of the SBS MVP incredibles are coming to a >> city near you >> >> Perth >> Thursday 11th Nov 2004 >> Hyatt Regency Perth Hyatt Regency Perth >> 99 Adelaide Terrace >> Perth WA 6000 >> >> Adelaide >> Wednesday 17th Nov 2004 >> Adelaide Convention Centre Adelaide Convention Centre >> North Terrace >> Adelaide SA 5000 >> >> Sydney >> Tuesday 23rd Nov 2004 >> Sydney Convention Centre Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre >> Darling Drive >> Darling Harbour >> >> Melbourne >> Wednesday 1st Dec 2004 >> Crown Towers - Melbourne Crown Towers >> 8 Whiteman Street >> Southbank VIC 3006 >> >> Brisbane >> Tuesday 7th Dec 2004 >> Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Brisbane Convention & Exhibition >> Centre >> Cnr Merivale & Glenelg Streets >> South Brisbane QLD 4101 >> >> >> ---------------------- >> Javier does a song of the week >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/usS$4fOxEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl >> >> ----------------------- >> Security patch Tuesday >> PLEASE SEE THE NEWS STORY BELOW - MS OPENS UP ADVANCE NOTICE TO ALL] >> ISA server >> Important rating [not critical] >> Reboot needed >> >> --------------------- >> Chapter 1 and 2 of the Patch Management ebook now available >> By Anne Stanton and Susan Brdley >> https://www.ecora.com/ecora/jump/pm123.asp >> >> >> ---------------------- >> Blogs of interest >> >> Good catch Chad - found a SBS in a Windows server >> Wonder how many other "hidden" sbs machines there are out there >> installed. >> Dead Server Walking: >> http://msmvps.com/cgross/archive/2004/11/03/17826.aspx >> >> Javier and User groups >> http://msmvps.com/javier/archive/2004/11/07/18184.aspx >> >> Do you plan for your IT? >> http://msmvps.com/sbs/archive/2004/11/07/18203.aspx >> >> I hope everyone is following SeanDaniel.com's blog! >> http://seanda.blogspot.com/ >> >> Dr. J's article on how hackers enter your network >> http://blogs.msdn.com/brianjo/archive/2004/10/28/249159.aspx >> >> Mike Walsh's Sharepoint RSS >> http://mikeswss.blogg.de/eintrag.php?id=140 >> >> ----------------------- >> SMBnation SBS converence >> http://www.smbnation.com/smb_nation_summits.htm >> London November 10th >> ---------------------- >> >> In other news >> >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Microsoft to help users prep for patching >> Microsoft Corp. will give customers advance >> notice of its monthly security updates in an >> effort to help them prepare to install related >> software patches, the company announced today. >> Starting this month, Microsoft will publish on >> its Web site a summary of planned security >> bulletins three days before they are released >> in their entirety. >> http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,97221,00.html >> >> Microsoft opens up corporate security bulletin to all >> http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19472 >> Microsoft: Security requires teamwork >> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5439285.html >> - - - - - - - - - - >> >> Ex-Austin student indicted for data theft >> A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a former >> University of Texas at Austin student for breaking >> into the school's computers and stealing 37,000 >> names and social security numbers. The university >> estimated the data theft cost the school $167,000 >> to recover the system affected by the breach and >> warned people about potential identity theft. >> http://news.com.com/Ex-Austin+student+indicted+for+data+theft/2110-1029_3-5441013.html >> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/hacking/2004-11-05-ut-hack-charge_x.htm >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Bank accounts in online security scare >> British Internet bank Cahoot has plugged a flaw >> in its online security that could have enabled >> people to move freely in and out of other customers' >> accounts. Cahoot took the site down for 10 hours >> while it fixed the flaw, according to a representative >> for Abbey, Cahoot's parent financial institution. >> The problem was likely the result of an upgrade >> 12 days ago. >> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5440931.html >> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39172762,00.htm >> http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159191 >> >> Cisco, Wells Fargo face new security breaches >> http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,97279,00.html >> A new, more sneaky phishing attack >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6416723/ >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Email worm poses as Osama videogram >> Emails claiming to contain video clips of terrorist >> mastermind Osama bin Laden are likely to be example >> of a new computer worm. The Famus-F worm normally >> arrives in the form of a bilingual English and >> Spanish email, with the subject line "More terrorism >> this year". The message body states: "Last speech >> from Bin Laden. Please forwards this video to >> everybody." >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/05/osama_email_worm/ >> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39172757,00.htm >> http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159201 >> - - - - - - - - - - >> IE bug allows hackers to take over PCs >> Security watchdog the US Computer Emergency >> Readiness Team (US-Cert) has warned Internet >> Explorer (IE) users to update patches after >> it discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability >> that gives hackers local admin rights to >> execute arbitrary code on compromised PCs. >> http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159190 >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt >> Virus writers have a price on their heads--but it's >> done little to discourage them. In the year since >> Microsoft kicked off its Anti-Virus Reward Program, >> it has tallied only a single success. The program >> has offered $1 million to informants who help close >> official investigations into four major viruses and >> worms, and has another $4 million earmarked for >> future rewards, but the deluge of online threats >> has continued to swell. >> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5439456.html >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Fax.com barred from doing business in Idaho >> Idaho has won a court order permanently barring >> the advertising company Fax.com from doing >> business within the state. The Aliso Viejo, >> Calif.-based company is believed to be the >> largest volume ``fax-spammer'' in the nation, >> Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said >> Friday. >> http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10110305.htm >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Software piracy whistle-blowers get bigger rewards >> The Business Software Alliance is doubling the >> maximum reward it will pay to individuals who >> report companies that are using pirated software. >> The BSA--a trade group supported by Microsoft, >> Adobe Systems and other major software makers >> to enforce software licenses and copyrights-- >> announced on Friday that it is raising the >> ceiling on payments to U.K. whistle-blowers >> to $37,000(20,000 pounds) for reports received >> during November and December this year. >> http://news.com.com/Software+piracy+whistle-blowers+get+bigger+rewards/2100-1012_3-5440483.html >> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39172761,00.htm >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Online fraud tutorials... from the Secret Service? >> Until Wednesday one of the best public sources >> of information on how to use a stolen credit card >> number, forge a drivers license, defeat a burglar >> alarm or silence a firearm was a website under >> the control of the U.S. Secret Service. As a jaunty >> flourish in its high-profile roundup of fraudsters >> and forgers last Thursday, the agency took over >> Shadowcrew.com, a New Jersey-based online crime >> bazaar that sits at the center of the government's >> "Operation Firewall" investigation. >> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9866 >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Symantec adds threat data to managed security services >> The data will be posted using its Secure Internet >> Interface. In a bid to expand its services business, >> Symantec Corp. next week plans to start selling >> security intelligence data as an add-on to its >> Managed Security Services. Users who pay Symantec >> to manage their security infrastructures will now >> also be able to get extensive information on threats >> particular to their IT systems as well as global >> cyberthreats, said Dee Liebenstein, group product >> manager at Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec. >> http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,97292,00.html >> >> Symantec builds double-clad security service >> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5440691.html >> - - - - - - - - - - >> Microsoft to provide early warning of security flaws >> Criticized for a program that only provided some >> of its largest customers with warnings on security >> problems in its products, Microsoft Corp. now says >> it will give all computer users early word on such >> issues. Beginning this month, the Redmond software >> giant will make public in advance how many security >> fixes it plans to release in its regular monthly >> bulletin, how severe the problems are and what >> products are affected. >> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9867 >> http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39125659,00.htm >> >> Microsoft: Security requires teamwork >> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39172758,00.htms >> - - - - - - - - - - >> SonicWall to bolster next OS with antivirus scanning >> Security vendor SonicWall is expected to formally >> announce on Monday a new operating system that >> includes the capability for scanning for viruses >> at the gateway. >> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5440957.html >> - - - - - - - - - - >> RSA sees looming identity crisis online >> RSA Conference: Businesses must shift their >> online customers towards a federated identity >> policy if e-commerce is to take off, says RSA's >> director of technology. The director of technology >> for RSA, Andrew Nash, said that businesses need >> to move their online customers towards a federated >> identity policy or security threats could bring >> people to lose confidence in trading. >> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39172722,00.htm >> >> Avoiding downstream liability >> We've seen it before: innocent and unsuspecting >> organizations that have their networked computers >> hijacked for use as pawns in attacks against other >> companies' networks. But what about when such >> hijacking can be averted? Is it the middleman's >> responsibility to prevent further dispersal >> of attacks? When a hacker sends a virus and/or >> infiltrates a system and then uses that system >> to break into or infect other systems, does it >> result in potential liability for the victim? >> http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,,97174,00.html >> - - - - - - - - - - >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm >> http://www.msmvps.com/bradley >> https://www.ecora.com/ecora/jump/pm99.asp > >
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