PC Plus, LLC , IT Consultant 7 Oakwood Dr • Weaverville, NC  28787 • (828) 335-6809 PC Plus, LLC; Phone: (828) 335-6809; Fax: (828) 274-7770; Hours: M-F 9am-5pm; Emergency Hours: M-F 6pm-8am and Weekends June / July 2005 Feature Keeping Network Attacks at Bay? I find it valuable to separate network attacks on IIS servers into two groups - those that are specific to http (ports 80 and 443) and those that aren't related to http, such as attacks on other services (e.g., FTP or Telnet) running on the server... [ MORE ] Recent Security Alerts as of June 3 • Microsoft (1) • Red Hat (17) • SuSe (1) • Sun (8) [ MORE ] Security Alert History • Current level: Normal Risk   [ MORE ] Malware = Malicious Software Empower Support Staff Without Sacrificing Control As an organization grows, so does its IT staff. What once was a small group of trusted individuals is now an organization itself and along with that comes added risks from change control failures as well as unscrupulous or disgruntled employees... [ MORE ] The Necessity of Defense-in-Depth No single defense is impenetrable and no information security strategy is complete without incorporating the concept of defense-in-depth. Defense-in-depth is far from a new idea... [ MORE ] Fight 'Phishers': 4 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft Criminals are using emails to lure victims onto fake Web sites. At these sites, the victims willingly enter their own credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and other important information. This is called "phishing"... [ MORE ] Danger, Danger: 5 Tips for Using a Public PC PThere's a guy in New York who may have gotten into your personal business. If he did, he probably looted your online bank account. Juju Jiang is now serving time after pleading guilty. But for a couple years, he bugged public computers at Kinko's with software that logged keystrokes. He used it to capture usernames and passwords. Some he used to steal money; others he sold on the Web... [ MORE ] Dispelling 4 Security Myths Security configuration changes and guides have been around for about 10 years in the Windows world, longer in other areas. The original Windows NT 4.0 guides that were published by the U.S. National Security Agency and the SANS Institute were basically just lists of changes, with a little bit of rationale behind each setting but no overall cohesiveness... [ MORE ] Security Notifications and You Microsoft calls them Security Bulletins, Red Hat calls them Security Advisories, and Novell calls them either Security Advisories or Security Announcements. Whatever they're called, they all have the common purpose... [ MORE ] This newsletter was brought to you by PC Plus, LLC. Click here to