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Do Vulnerability Auctions Compromise Security?

On the fence regarding whether vulnerability researchers should be compensated for their findings. Plus, "friendly hacking" between Netscape and Digg users; 74,000 .eu domain names frozen.

Windows Update Woes

The all-too-familiar errors of Windows Update's ways calls for a quick fix.

Troubleshooting Tips for Virtual Server 2005

Handful of small tips for working with Virtual Server 2005

So Long, Security Tab!

Hide the Security tab from your domain users.

The Name Game

We don't see Chief Renamer on the Microsoft org chart, but that person has got to be on there somewhere....

What Software's in Your Box?

Hard to believe, but even scripting has its weaknesses -- particularly if you need a list of all your computer's installed software.

FTP Frustration

Troubleshooting FTP -- where to look.

Click Fraud Rate Rises to 14.1%, Report Says

FBI consultant gets busted, Microsoft Private Folder pulled and U.S. OMD department issues security incident reporting rules.

SA 'Reparations' vs 'Incentives': What's in a Name?

The real scoop on how Microsoft is handling accounts burned by Software Assurance, and what you can do about it.

The Case of the Vanishing Tooltips

Keep your Taskbar tooltips visible with this batch file.

Troubleshooting Tools: Best of the Best

Readers weigh in on their favorite admin tools.

Visually Appealing

Setting the visual effects options in Windows Explorer per user

Microsoft Makes Security Blunder with Vista Beta Patching

Think Microsoft issuing patches for Vista Beta software is good for security? Think again!

Uninstall Your Junk

Prepare for Longhorn's arrival by cleaning out unnecessary software and services.

Poor Man’s SRM

Here’s a script that can locate unauthorized files in a user’s home folder.

ForestPrep Failure

DCDIAG comes to the rescue, as usual, when diagnosing some strange ForestPrep problems occurring during an upward migration.

Digital Certificates Real Cure for Two-Factor Phishing Spoof

Plus, TWiki vulnerability, EU firewall project, free DNS lookup site fights phishing and the U.S. probes an international hack attack.

The Defensive Network

A new feature in the upcoming Longhorn Server will allow admins to quarantine computers with inadequate security.

Access Token Commotion

What's really in that access token?

An Admin Impersonating a User

Running scripts while logged on as a domain user: Can it be done?

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