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The Importance of Web Application Scanning White paper – November ‘05 Organizations need a Web application scanning solution that can scan for security loopholes in Web-based applications to prevent would-be hackers from gaining unauthorized access to corporate applications and data. Web applications are proving to be the weakest link in overall corporate security, even though…

How can I import saved queries to Windows Server 2003 AD Users & Computers? Windows Server 2003 AD Users and Computers has a new built-in feature called “Saved Queries”. With the Saved Queries feature we can now create our LDAP-based search strings and have them saved for future use, either in the DSA.MSC snap-in itself,…

Matthijs ten Seldam, who has developed VMRC+ (see my Manage Virtual Server Machines with VMRC Plus article for more info), has released a new tool that helps import Virtual Server or Virtual PC virtual machines to Hyper-V. You see, the VHD file is compatible between the two, but the configuration file format has changed. While…

When it comes to file and application servers, often times the server hardware is grossly underutilized. In fact, many servers only use about ten percent of the hardware’s total capacity. For several years now, Microsoft and various third party companies have offered server virtualization solutions that allow you to run multiple server instances on a…

Although it is simple to deploy an Edge Transport Server, the deployment can have adverse effects on your network if not implemented carefully. A carelessly implemented Edge Transport Server can cause legitimate messages to be treated as spam. To avoid losing legitimate messages, it is important to apply filtering rules gradually so that you can…

How can I delete files in Windows XP/2003 without having them go to the Recycle Bin? You can delete files immediately without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. There are 2 ways to do so: The first and easiest (also works for other versions of Windows) is to delete the file, files or…

  IIS 6.0 SP1 Required Patches IIS 6.0 is the version available on Windows Server 2003 computers and (like on Windows XP) is not installed by default. Currently, if you’re running IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 installed there are no security-related patches that you should apply.

  IIS 6.0 Required Patches IIS 6.0 is the version available on Windows Server 2003 computers and (like on Windows XP) is not installed by default. If you have IIS 6.0 installed on a Windows Server 2003 computer without Service Pack 1 (which you should apply as soon as possible), these are the patches that…

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 Patches Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 is a special version of IE 6 found only on (guess…) Windows Server 2003. For other versions of this document please read Internet Explorer 5.X and 6.0 Patches and Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 Patches. Required Patches Internet Explorer 6…

Internet Explorer 6.01 SP1 Patches Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is available for Windows XP, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a. Internet Explorer 6 SP1 is a critical update. Internet Explorer 6 SP1 includes all prior patches and updates as well as enhancements…