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1. What's New in the Latest Issue
July 2005 Issue
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==== 1. What's New in the Latest Issue ====
July 2005 Issue
Focus: Pick the Right Firewall
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Understanding the Importance of Host Firewalls
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==== 2. New Additions to the Online Article Archive ====
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Focus: Dissecting a Suspect Disk
Use the Penguin Sleuth Kit to analyze a compromised disk, integrate
directories with Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 (MIIS), and
learn about client tools for managing PKI trusts.
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Performing Forensic Analyses, Part 2
Analyzing a compromised hard disk is a time- and resource-intensive
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Secure Directory Access with MIIS
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User-Side PKI Trust Management
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Letting Users View Security Logs
Simply editing a GPO will let a group of users view Security logs but
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Using Log Parser to Audit Domain Logons
The Log Parser tool lets you use SQL-like queries to extract data
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Understanding Wireless-Security Protocols
The pursuit of wireless security has led to a plethora of protocols.
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The Importance of Windows XP SP2
The soon-to-be-released XP SP2 is so important to the security of
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