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In Through the Back Door

A routine audit of Active Directory permissions can expose this example back-ended breach.

Microsoft Posts 3 Security Patches, None Critical

Microsoft released its monthly security patches for March on Tuesday. Three patches were released -- one for Windows 2000 Server, one for Office XP and one for MSN Messenger. None of the patches is critical.

RSA Musings

Something old, something new, something quite innovative at this year's security show.

Microsoft-EMC Launch Solution for Backing up Branch Office Data

Microsoft and EMC launched a 10-city tour this week to promote a joint solution for consolidating and protecting data in branch offices and other remote sites.

Microsoft Plans Update Release of Windows 2003

Microsoft will release an update to Windows Server 2003 to bundle in some of the add-on components the company has put out since shipping Windows Server 2003 last April, a company official said Friday.

A Battle Royale of Bagle, MyDoom and NetSky?

The incessant flood of variants of three major new worms -- Bagle, NetSky and MyDoom -- may be more than a coincidence.

BizTalk 2004 Coming, But the Rest of 'Jupiter' is Dead

The availability of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 at the beginning of next month will mark the end of Microsoft's once-grand "Jupiter" project.

InfoPath Service Pack to Add Features

In another example of Microsoft's new willingness to push feature changes into service packs, the company plans to include additional functionality into its fledgling Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 in the product's first service pack.

IDC: Volume Servers Shaking Up Server Market

Volume servers, the industry-standard servers powered by Intel and to a lesser extent AMD processors and generally running Windows or Linux, are having a profound impact on the worldwide server marketplace, according to IDC analysts who just published their estimates for server shipments in 2003.

Project Management Experts Exam Now Live

Exam 70-281, released to general public March 2, tests project management skills.

RTM for BizTalk Server 2004

Microsoft on Tuesday said BizTalk Server 2004 is released to manufacturing and will be generally available by April 1.

Office 2003 SP1 Slated for June

Microsoft plans to deliver the first service pack for Office 2003 in late June.

Intel Rolls Out New SMP Xeons

A new line of Intel Xeon MP processors for four-processor and larger systems hit the market on Tuesday.

Tame Your Storage with NAS

Buying new servers and more direct-attached disks solves short-term storage issues but creates a bigger problem—the storage management nightmare. Network attached storage, which separates disks from servers, is one answer. We evaluate three top NAS solutions running Windows Storage Server.

Organization Finds Huge Jump in Phishing Scams

A new organization calling itself the Anti-Phishing Working Group documented a large jump in the number of phishing attacks in January.

Window of Opportunity

Now is the time for those projects we've all been putting off.

Use DataSets as Business Objects

Enhance the DataSet class with inheritance and extend its associated XML schema to hook validation checks and custom validation routines into DataSets declaratively.

Secure Your Directory-Enabled Apps

Find out how Active Directory Application Mode and Windows Authorization Manager can simplify security, personalization, and configuration for your directory-enabled applications.

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