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31 Aug 2006

Advice for securing Windows
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These days, everybody in the business world is connected to everybody else in some way, shape or form. From a security standpoint, this means that there are more opportunities for exposure to messaging threats. With email, instant messaging and file sharing, a computer or even an entire network can be compromised in a matter of seconds. Use these resources from SearchWindowsSecurity.com to defend yourself against the many threats posed to a fully connected Windows network.


Spam. Everybody has it, nobody likes it. The Spam Learning Guide explains the basics of spam and offers techniques and tools to battle it. You'll find spam-related tutorials, tips, tools, white papers, expert advice and more that will help you combat unsolicited email in your Exchange Server environment.

In the wrong hands, IM and P2P file sharing can be too much of a risk for your organization. There are many ways to block this traffic, but some are more elegant -- with fewer adverse effects -- than others. Contributor Serdar Yegulalp details the process in this step-by-step guide.

This compilation of our favorite Exchange Server security best practices, tips and tools will improve your fundamental understanding of common email security threats -- viruses, spam and phishing -- and teach you how to prevent and troubleshoot them.

Microsoft's new Office 2003 Service Pack 2 adds functionality to Outlook 2003's Junk Email Filter to help protect against phishing scams. Find out how it works.

If you don't want to have your email messages read by just anyone, you should probably encrypt them. Brien Posey also explains when to use digital certificates and digital signing.

In this learning guide from the editors of SearchWindowsSecurity.com, you'll find a healthy collection of tips, expert Q & A's, webcasts, downloads and more that will ensure that you are properly prepared to handle all of your patch management issues.



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