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Vol. 15, #11 - Mar 15, 2010 - Issue #769
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Top Seven Free Troubleshooting Tools For Windows
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- Editor's Corner
- FDIC: Hackers Took More Than $120M In Three Months
- Survey: Video Games In The Workplace
- Quote Of The Week
- Admin Toolbox
- Admin Tools We Think You Shouldn't Be Without
- Webinars & Seminars
- Introducing VIPRE Enterprise Premium, Version 4.0 - 3/16
- VIPRE Enterprise Premium Product Demonstration - 3/23
- Securing your Exchange Server with VIPRE Email Security - 3/30
- Upcoming Windows OS Internals Classes
- Tech Briefing
- Top Seven Free Troubleshooting Tools For Windows
- Microsoft Moves Up Windows 7 SP1 Release Date
- Cloud Computing's 7 Deadliest Security Risks
- Planning A Migration From Windows XP To Windows 7
- You Can't Always Trust Those Numbers
- Windows Server News
- Microsoft Plans Office 2010 Release In May For Businesses
- Third Party News
- The Case For Third Party Archiving In MS-Exchange 2010
- WServerNews Fave Links
- This Week's Links We Like. Tips, Hints And Fun Stuff.
- WServerNews - Product of the Week
- How To Avoid An E-Discovery Disaster
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How To Avoid An E-Discovery Disaster
Know that feeling when you realize you forgot to do something really important?
That's how you'll feel when your company is involved in legal proceedings, and
you overlook something during the e-discovery. The consequences could be
devastating. Judges are not amused with lost or destroyed evidence, and
your organization could be fined millions of dollars. Worse, you could lose
a court case that could otherwise be won. Avoid such a scenario with SEA.
Sunbelt Exchange Archiver is affordable archiving for SME's. Ask for your
quote here:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Sunbelt-Exchange-Archiver
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Editor's Corner |
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FDIC: Hackers Took More Than $120M In Three Months
Cyber crime scams targeting small businesses cost U.S. companies $25 million
in Q3 of 2009, said the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation this week.
Since the Zeus trojan is on the loose and is much more prevalent now than 6
months ago, it's easy to predict that this kind of cyber theft is going to
be much more in 2010. You HAVE to have layered defenses to prevent this kind
of crime.
David Nelson, an examination specialist with the FDIC said that almost all of
the incidents reported to the FDIC were "related to malware on online banking
customers' PCs." Usually an employee in accounting is 'social engineered' into
going to malicious site or downloading a Trojan horse program that gives
hackers access to their banking passwords. Money is then stolen out of the
business account using the Automated Clearing House system that banks use to
transmit payments.
The first thing I would do is talk to accounting specifically, and perhaps even
dedicate a PC to JUST banking and nothing else. You have to have end-user
training in place as well as the usual layers of firewalls, anti-malware,
patching, and several others. And make sure they are all updated and that
definitions are being downloaded consistently.
Survey: Video Games In The Workplace
Are there video game consoles in your workplace? If so, we want to hear from you!
Would you mind completing this short survey? It's 8 short multiple-choice
questions - should take less than one minute:
http://www.wservernews.com/100308-Survey
Quote Of The Week
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
-- Wayne Dyer
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How To Avoid An E-Discovery Disaster
Know that feeling when you realize you forgot to do something really important?
That's how you'll feel when your company is involved in legal proceedings, and
you overlook something during the e-discovery. The consequences could be
devastating. Judges are not amused with lost or destroyed evidence, and
your organization could be fined millions of dollars. Worse, you could lose
a court case that could otherwise be won. Avoid such a scenario with SEA.
Sunbelt Exchange Archiver is affordable archiving for SME's. Ask for your
quote here:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Sunbelt-Exchange-Archiver
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Webinars & Seminars |
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Introducing VIPRE Enterprise Premium, Version 4.0 - 3/16
Be the first to see Sunbelt's new VIPRE Enterprise Premium Version 4.0
- powerful, high-performance endpoint malware protection. The new premium
version combines antivirus, antispyware, and now client firewall and
malicious website filtering technologies, into a single agent to protect
against the ever-changing wave of malware in the most comprehensive,
highly efficient manner.
Join us to hear how our approach to malware protection is different.
We translated our years of experience in detecting and remediating
sophisticated malware into the next-generation endpoint protection
technology, VIPRE - without building on older generation AV engines or
other sourced technology components. VIPRE is fast, efficient technology
in a single, powerful threat engine with low impact on system resources.
Take a deep dive into new features including scalable multi-site tiering
and role-based access control. Plus, learn why VIPRE delivers all the
necessary security functionality you need and nothing you don't.
When: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 2:00 PM (EDT) Please register here:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-VIPRE-Demo-3-16
VIPRE Enterprise Premium Product Demonstration - 3/23
Join us for a look at Sunbelt's new VIPRE Enterprise Premium Version
4.0, powerful, high-performance endpoint malware protection. Be among the
first to see the new version, which combines antivirus, antispyware and
now firewall into a single agent. Plus take a deep dive into other new
features including scalable multi-site tiering and role-based access control.
When: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 11:00 AM (EDT) Please register here:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-VIPRE-Demo-3-23
Securing your Exchange Server with VIPRE Email Security - 3/30
Securing your Exchange Server is key to protecting your enterprise
environment from spam, viruses, phishing, and other messaging threats.
In this webinar, learn how the new version of VIPRE Email Security for
Exchange (formerly Ninja Email Security) can help protect your network
and cut your Exchange admin time in half with this powerful, policy-based
email security product. When: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 2:00 PM (EDT)
Please register here:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-VIPRE-Email-Security
Upcoming Windows OS Internals Classes
David Solomon Expert Seminars 2010 class schedule is posted. They have
three deliveries of their 5-day Windows OS internals class planned:
London: April 12-16, New York City: May 3-7, and San Francisco:
November 8-12. They also have another 2 day webinar (virtual class) on
April 26 & 28. To register or for more details, visit
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Windows-OS-Internals
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Tech Briefing |
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Top Seven Free Troubleshooting Tools For Windows
InfoWorld did their homework and I thought you'd be interested in having
a peek at it! They started off with: "These seven handy tools help you
diagnose and cure a wide range of Windows ills, and they're all free for
the downloading.
No computer runs perfectly forever. Somewhere along the line, something will
go wrong. While each successive version of Windows has been that much more
reliable and self-healing, that's never been an argument to forgo a good
collection of software tools.
Over the years I've accumulated a slew of third-party troubleshooting apps
that have proven their value again and again, so much so that they're among
the very first programs installed in any system I use. If something goes
wrong -- a Blue Screen of Death, a slow-booting system, a recent program
install that's made everything slower than molasses going uphill in January
-- I turn to these tools to set things right. All of them are free for
personal use, some are open source, and each of them deserves a place in
the toolbox of the savvy Windows user. Here goes!:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Troubleshooting-Tools
Microsoft Moves Up Windows 7 SP1 Release Date
TechARP.com, a Malaysian Web site that has nailed previous service pack
schedules for both Windows XP and Vista, said unnamed sources had originally
pegged a 22-month development schedule for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
But Microsoft has since changed its mind, reportedly to address an unknown
number of "serious" performance bugs. "The earliest Microsoft can
realistically release Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 is in the last quarter
of 2010," the site said.
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Windows7-SP1
Cloud Computing's 7 Deadliest Security Risks
At the RSA security conference, cloud security was top of mind for many,
and none more so than the Cloud Security Alliance. Founded last year, the
CSA is promoting best practices for securing cloud environments and
educating users as to how the cloud can help secure other forms of
computing. To that end, the CSA has a list of the seven biggest security
hurdles for enterprises looking to adopt cloud technologies. Though not
quite the seven deadly sins, any of these can send an enterprise to a
purgatory of data breaches, notifications and lawsuits. Here is the CSA's
list of the security challenges and what do to about them at eWEEK:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Security-Risks
Planning A Migration From Windows XP To Windows 7
Many enterprises are jumping on the Windows 7 bandwagon. Before you make
the leap, consider issues like architecture and application compatibility.
Article by Brian Posey at the SearchEnterpriseDesktop site:
(Requires Registration)
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Migration-to-Win7
You Can't Always Trust Those Numbers
Devil Mountain Software has been a thorn in the side of Microsoft for years
and is adept at garnering headlines. The latest effort is a report claiming
that 86 percent of Windows 7 PCs were gobbling up too much memory. Can you
trust these findings and the company overall? The short answer: No. Here's
why. The article is enlightening, and comes down to: "Consider The Source":
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Devil-Mountain
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Microsoft Plans Office 2010 Release In May For Businesses
Microsoft will release the full version of Office 2010 to businesses May 12,
around a month before consumers are given the newest version of the company's
productivity suite. A Microsoft executive also indicated in a blog posting
that Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 were all on
track to be released to manufacturing in April. Office 2010 incorporates
cloud-based access to stripped-down versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint
and OneNote, in a bid to challenge other online services such as Google Apps.
More at:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Office-2010
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The Case For Third Party Archiving In MS-Exchange 2010
There is a recent whitepaper you should check out, if any of the below
questions sounds like you'd answer 'Yes'.
- Do you send and store important business records in email and other
electronic content systems?
- Do you need to preserve this content for long periods of time?
- Do you need ready access to this content for a variety of reasons?
- Is email-related storage a problem in your organization?
- Do you fully understand the costs and other implications of not
archiving properly?
This whitepaper goes into the details of archiving on E2010 and what
the actual (limited) built-in features are. PDF, no registration
required:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Whitepaper
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WServerNews Fave Links |
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This Week's Links We Like. Tips, Hints And Fun Stuff.
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WServerNews - Product of the Week |
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How To Avoid An E-Discovery Disaster
Know that feeling when you realize you forgot to do something really important?
That's how you'll feel when your company is involved in legal proceedings, and
you overlook something during the e-discovery. The consequences could be
devastating. Judges are not amused with lost or destroyed evidence, and
your organization could be fined millions of dollars. Worse, you could lose
a court case that could otherwise be won. Avoid such a scenario with SEA.
Sunbelt Exchange Archiver is affordable archiving for SME's. Ask for your
quote here:
http://www.wservernews.com/100315-Sunbelt-Exchange-Archiver
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