Randy Franklin Smith - Articles for 2002

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Software Update Services, Part 2. In Part 2 of this series, learn how to test, deploy, and monitor SUS. <more>

Software Update Services, Part 1. In Part 1 of this two-part article, learn how SUS works and how to install and configure the various SUS components. <more>

Preventing Access by Clients on Unauthorized Subnets. Win2K support for SMB file and printer sharing can explain why clients on unauthorized subnets circumvent packet filtering. Here's the solution. <more>

8 Tips for Avoiding the Next Big Worm. Be proactive and protect your network from future threats. <more>

IPSec Packet Filtering. Protect your IIS server with IPSec's packet-filtering capabilities. <more>

IPSec and Group Policy: The Next Step. The second article in this two-part series discusses IPSec's certificate-based authentication. <more>

IPSec and Group Policy: A Stronger Defense. Use IP Security and Win2K Group Policy to build a strong internal defense around your mission-critical resources. <more>

Deploy URLScan to Protect Your IIS Server. Randy Franklin Smith takes you through the process of customizing URLScan for your environment, delving into the ins and outs of the urlscan.ini file configuration options. <more>

Protect Your IIS Server with URLScan. URLScan analyzes and screens every incoming HTTP request and rejects potentially harmful requests before they reach your IIS server. <more>

EFS Enhancements in Windows XP. Windows XP improves EFS data recovery but introduces a key flaw in EFS's new password reset disk feature. <more>

IPSec and Authentication Guard Administrative Ports. Discover the authentication options you have for negotiating a secured connection, and learn how to set up an IPSec policy to protect your Web server's administrative ports. <more>

Protect Private Ports with IPSec. Use an IPSec policy to protect your Web server's private ports. <more>

Audit Your Organization's Password Strength with L0phtCrack. Use L0phtCrack auditing to improve the quality of passwords in your organization. <more>

Controlling User Rights and Built-in Groups. Put some careful thought into how you assign NT's user rights and built-in group membership. Doing so will increase your network's fundamental security. <more>

Close the Doors to Your Web Server. Discover which services you should disable or uninstall on your Web servers to make them safe from attack. <more>

Protect Your Web Server Against Threats from Within. Did the Nimda worm hit your IIS machines? Learn how Nimda propagates, how you might have protected your servers, and how you can prevent such attacks in the future. <more>

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