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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Windows Server 2008's Fine-Grained Password Policies

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February 18, 2009


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SECURITY SOLUTIONS

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Windows Server 2008's Fine-Grained Password Policies

by Russell Smith

Windows Server 2008's Fine-Grained Password Policies let you apply
different password policies to various categories of users in your
domain. Read the full article for more information about Server 2008's
Fine-Grained Password Policies
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SECURITY NEWS AND FEATURES

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IHT Suffers SQL Injection; BitDefender Leaks Data Again

The International Herald Tribune's website exposed sensitive data, and
BitDefender suffered yet another SQL injection vulnerability. Read the
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Tapping Log Data

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Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Rollup 6 and a Conundrum

Patch Tuesday has been good for IT, but it can lead to something like
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GIVE AND TAKE

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