Security

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner – more info Identify & remotely install missing patches on your network with GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner. Free version available for download! Automatically detect security vulnerabilities on your network GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) checks your network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack…

How can I export an IPSec Policy from one computer and import it to another computer? As written in previous articles (see related articles at bottom of page), Windows 2000/XP/2003 machines have a built-in IP security mechanism called IPSec (IP Security). IPSec is a protocol that’s designed to protect individual TCP/IP packets traveling across your…

What is the Windows XP Password Reset Disk and how can I use it? To protect user accounts in the event that the user forgets the password, every local user should make a password reset disk and keep it in a safe place. Then, if the user forgets his or her password, the password can…

Say “No” to Hoaxes As much good stuff as there is on the Internet, unfortunately there is even more bad stuff such as spam, virii, scams, porn, crackers, etc. Another one of the annoying things found in abundance online are hoaxes. What is a Hoax? A hoax is usually an e-mail you receive with a…

How can I tell if an SSL certificate is from an un-trusted source or not before I enter the secured site? Any website operator that wants to secure the site or some of it’s pages with SSL must obtain a valid certificate from a trusted third party CA. If you try to enter a secure…

How do I obtain a Digital Certificate from my Certificate Authority (CA)? This article will describe the 2 most popular methods for obtaining a Digital Certificate from your online Certificate Authority (or CA). I will not elaborate on the reasons for doing so, and if you feel uncomfortable about these issues I suggest you take…

Help Microsoft better understand your security requirements This is your chance to influence and to voice your opinion! The design team is listening, go ahead and take the survey. It’ll only take 3 or 4 minutes of you time, but will help the Microsoft Security team better understand our security needs. The link to the…

Using Cygwin, the free open-source terminal emulator, in coordination with OpenSSL, you can create cross-platform encrypted files. The files created using Cygwin can be exported using mobile media including thumb drives, CDs, external hard drives, etc. Cygwin and OpenSSL are bundled in the download of Cygwin. The following tutorial (although demonstrated using Windows Vista) can…

Where can I download ISA Server 2000 Service Pack 1? Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 fixes are distributed in service packs. Installing the latest service pack keeps your installation of ISA Server 2000 current. Service packs include updates and fixes that are conveniently bundled for easy downloading. Service packs are cumulative; each new…

Windows Vista has the built-in ability to automatically reduce the potential of security breaches in the system. It does that by automatically enabling a feature called User Account Control (or UAC for short). The UAC forces users that are part of the local administrators group to run like they were regular users with no administrative…