Securing Windows legacy operating systems

MUST READ Freeware tool for password tracking and storage TIP - KeePass Password Safe is an open-source/freeware project that helps you manage and protect all kinds of passwords. Find out how it works in this tip. 8 tips in 8 minutes: Password authentication and protection ARTICLE - Part of 25 password hardening tips in 25 minutes, these eight tips offer best practices for password authentication and protection from SearchWindowsSecurity.com contributors.

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	How 'limited' malcode pulled off the year's biggest attack SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 19 Aug 2005 ARTICLE - Experts thought worms targeting the Plug and Play flaw wouldn't do much because only Windows 2000 was affected. So how did they mount the biggest attack since Sasser?

	Learning Guide: Authentication SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 14 Jun 2005 ARTICLE - Learn about Windows authentication credentials and protocols, and get help hardening authentication for user logon, remote and wireless access, and Web servers in this guide.

	8 tips in 8 minutes: Password authentication and protection SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 17 Jan 2005 ARTICLE - Part of 25 password hardening tips in 25 minutes, these eight tips offer best practices for password authentication and protection from SearchWindowsSecurity.com contributors.

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	How to Bypass BIOS Passwords Submitted By: LabMice.net | 21 Apr 2005 TIP - BIOS passwords can be a liability if a user forgets his password. Here are a few tips and tricks that can help to bypass or reset the BIOS password on most systems.

	Security concerns of unattended, automatic installations Submitted By: SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 06 Sep 2005 TIP - Unattended installations are a necessity for any Windows administrator. We polled a few of our expert contributors to find out how to ensure that installations remain secure.

	Freeware tool for password tracking and storage 12 Jul 2005 TIP - KeePass Password Safe is an open-source/freeware project that helps you manage and protect all kinds of passwords. Find out how it works in this tip.

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	How to get an attacker out of your network Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005 BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.

	Taking over the domain Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005 BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.

	Access control checklists 12 Jul 2005 FEATURED TOPIC - These checklists will help you lock down Windows access control settings.

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	How to disable LM authentication on Windows NT Microsoft | 08 Dec 2003 BEST WEB LINK - LM authentication is not as strong as Windows NT authentication. Read this article to learn how to disable LM and for information about the enhancement Microsoft developed to NTLM. NTLMv2 significantly improves both the ...

	Enable or disable EFS SearchWinIT.com | 24 Sep 2002 BEST WEB LINK - EFS, available in both Windows 2000 and XP Professional, enables users to secure data on a hard drive using public key encryption. Read this article to figure out whether or not EFS is appropriate for your situation. (Sep. ...

	Making your laptops traveling fortresses SearchWinIT.com | 25 Sep 2002 BEST WEB LINK - In this article, Roberta Bragg shares expert advice on how to protect your laptop from attack, theft and destruction. She provides a list of thirteen different things you need to do to lock down your laptop, many of which can ...

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 1 of 1

	drive-by download 21 Mar 2003 WORD - What is a drive-by download? A drive-by download is a program that is automatically downloaded to your computer without your consent or even your knowledge. Unlike a pop-up download, which asks for assent (albeit in a ...

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