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Batten down your Windows shop

Staff — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:51:30 EDT

The job of securing the Windows enterprise never ends. With news and advice on topics like Network Access Protection and locking down Hyper-V, this Windows Digest offers resources to help keep your data safe.

Windows Server Security Guide

SearchWindowsServer.com Staff — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:33:25 EDT

Take an in-depth look at Windows server security. This guide features information on common network vulnerabilities, server hardening best practices, security improvements with Windows Server 2008 and more.

Service level security in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Joel Scambray, Hacking Exposed Windows — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:36:37 EDT

Windows Service Hardening, a service level security feature in Windows Server 2008 and Vista, reduces security risks by limiting enabled services and privileges. Find out how in this excerpt from "Hacking Exposed Windows."

Cross-site Scripting 102: How to defend against cross-site scripting

Kevin Beaver, CISSP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:32:16 EDT

Cross-site scripting is a threat to Web browsers everywhere, and that includes the onese in your company. See how a hacker can use an XSS attack to steal sensitive information from your organization and how you can prevent it from happening.

ActiveX security improves with Internet Explorer 8's security features

Brien M. Posey, MCSE — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:47:05 EDT

Although Internet Explorer 8 is not necessarily going to be a security-centric release, it does include some rather promising new security features. It's still too early to tell whether or not the browser's new security features are going to put an end to the browser hijacking problem, but at least one expert says they will help to some degree.

Buffer overflows can be prevented by GS cookies

Joel Scambray — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:24:40 EDT

Buffer overflows have plagued Windows users for years, but by using a compile time technology known as GS cookies, you can prevent them from damaging your Windows shop.

Data encryption best practices in Windows

David Nielson, Associate Editor — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Data encryption is an important link in the chain of Windows security. In this tip series, learn how you can encrypt data in Windows Vista, how Encrypting File System (EFS) can prevent data loss and how the SecureZip tool can improve encryption in Outlook.

Windows Resource Protection (WRP) protects critical system resources

Joel Scambray, Hacking Exposed Windows — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:33:44 EDT

Windows Resource Protection (WRP) has undergone some changes since it's predecessor, Windows File Protection (WFP) was used to protect critcal Windows system files. Learn about WRP's evolution and what it means to the security of your Windows shop in this excerpt from "Hacking Exposed Windows."

How to install Windows Server 2003 patches when offline

IT Knowledge Exchange — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:58:51 EDT

In this thread from our IT Knowledge Exchange (ITKE), learn how you can keep your Windows Server 2003 system up to date with the latest security patches without even being connected to the Internet.

Free security tools that can improve IIS security

Kevin Beaver, CISSP — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:38:19 EDT

Get a glimpse at what security expert Kevin Beaver is calling his top 10 list of free security tools for Internet Information Services (IIS).