You've Been Hacked. Now What?
When a malicious intruder hacks your network, you can use this guide to help you quickly find the hack and recover from it. Alan Sugano
Open Up Your Remote Connections
Take a look at Remote Desktop—a powerful connectivity feature that lets remote Windows clients connect to host systems—and learn how to set up secure Remote Desktop connections. Ed Roth
5 Must-Have AD Tools
Five command-line tools—AdFind, AdMod, OldCmp, Dsrevoke, and AdRestore—can help you efficiently manage your AD environment. Robbie Allen
What You Need to Know About Virtual Server 2005
Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft's server-based virtual machine (VM) product, will particularly benefit software testing and development, legacy-application migration, and server consolidation scenarios. Paul Thurrott
Customers Ask About Rights Management Services
RMS helps businesses keep sensitive information within the organization and control how it's used. But people who don't use RMS aren't convinced that it provides sufficient value. Karen Forster
Dsrevoke
Microsoft simplifies the processes of both documenting and undelegating existing AD delegations. Mark Minasi
New Features in Windows XP SP2
With all the commotion about Windows Firewall, you might think that it's the only notable feature in XP SP2. You'd be mistaken. Michael Otey
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Readers comment on "Disabled" rules and question WSS requirements, Windows CE 802.1x clients and SCSI Y-cables. Readers, et al.
Vulnerability Scanners
Vulnerability scanners can keep you from getting caught with your guard down. Find out which product is best suited for your environment. Jeff Fellinge
Policy Maker Software Update
Improve on SUS by using Group Policy to manage and automatically deploy patches to clients in Active Directory (AD)–supported domains. Jeff Fellinge
POPFile
This free, open-source spam filter is a good choice for individuals who use POP3-based email. Michael Otey
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