SUMMARY: Free tools help you collect security log data, file encryption
gets an update in the upcoming Windows client and server, and a simple
shell script automates command-line tools.
COVER STORY (available free online to nonsubscribers for a limited
time):
Security Log Collection, by John Howie
Select the right security log management tool for your company.
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ACCESS DENIED, by Randy Franklin Smith (always free online to
registered users):
Disabling Logging of Anonymous Logon Events
Do you log anonymous logon events on your servers? Find out how
dangerous these events are and whether you can disable or block them
from your security logs.
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Using Audit Policies to Track Activities Performed by Specific Users
Learn which audit policies you should change to track the activities
performed by specific user IDs.
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TOOLBOX, by Jeff Fellinge (always free online to nonsubscribers):
A Tool Harness
Here's a simple, one-line shell script that will automate your
command-line tools and can be modified to work on Windows, Linux, and
Mac OS X.
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OTHER CONTENT:
The remaining November 2006 content is available online only to Windows
IT Security newsletter subscribers. For a complete list of the articles
in this issue, click here:
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=== A MESSAGE FROM MARK MINASI =================================
New Interoperability Show: TechX World Shows You How to Make It All Fit
Together
I wanted to pass along some information about a show that I'm not
speaking at, but that looks like a good deal. It's a $129, one-day
interoperability road show from Penton, the folks who put out Windows
IT Pro magazine, the periodical that I do columns for.
If you're like most folks, "interop" isn't just a buzzword, it's a
daily headache. If we all used the same operating system, directory
service, and database engines, then life would be a lot easier . . .
but most of us can't. Worse yet, interop info can be hard to come by
because no vendor's all that excited about helping you use any products
but their own.
In response to that, Penton's put together a show with four tracks,
each geared to a solution. One features Dustin Puryear talking about
making Windows, Linux, and Unix work together. The second offers a day
of Active Directory expert Gil Kirkpatrick on integrating AD with other
LDAP directory services. At the same time, database techie Randy Dyess
explains how to solve data interoperability problems by making
different databases replicate amongst one another and produce
integrated reports, as well as how to integrate dissimilar relational
database engines. Last but not least, popular Windows IT Pro veteran
author Mike Otey tackles what may be the single best new IT technology
of the past few years--virtualization.
TechX World is coming to DC, Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas in the
next few weeks, and you can find out more at
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=== CONTEST ====================================================
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viewed. Submit your entry between now and December 13. We'll select the
13 best entries, and the winners will receive a Zune media player--
plus, we'll publish the winning entries in the Windows IT Security
newsletter. Email your contributions to tipswinitsec@windowsitpro.com.
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