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.
The all-too-familiar errors of Windows Update's ways calls for a quick fix.
Handful of small tips for working with Virtual Server 2005
- By Zubair Alexander
- 09/05/2006
Hide the Security tab from your domain users.
We don't see Chief Renamer on the Microsoft org chart, but that person has got to be on there somewhere....
- By Mike Gunderloy
- 09/01/2006
Hard to believe, but even scripting has its weaknesses -- particularly if you need a list of all your computer's installed software.
Troubleshooting FTP -- where to look.
FBI consultant gets busted, Microsoft Private Folder pulled and U.S. OMD department issues security incident reporting rules.
The real scoop on how Microsoft is handling accounts burned by Software Assurance, and what you can do about it.
- By Scott Braden
- 08/24/2006
Keep your Taskbar tooltips visible with this batch file.
Readers weigh in on their favorite admin tools.
Setting the visual effects options in Windows Explorer per user
Think Microsoft issuing patches for Vista Beta software is good for security? Think again!
Prepare for Longhorn's arrival by cleaning out unnecessary software and services.
Here’s a script that can locate unauthorized files in a user’s home folder.
DCDIAG comes to the rescue, as usual, when diagnosing some strange ForestPrep problems occurring during an upward migration.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 08/14/2006
Plus, TWiki vulnerability, EU firewall project, free DNS lookup site fights phishing and the U.S. probes an international hack attack.
A new feature in the upcoming Longhorn Server will allow admins to quarantine computers with inadequate security.
What's really in that access token?
Running scripts while logged on as a domain user: Can it be done?