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Securing Windows legacy operating systems


If you're working on an older Windows operating system, be sure to keep yourself informed on security issues and solutions for Windows NT, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 9x.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (14) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (234) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (32) , DEFINITIONS (1)

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8 tips in 8 minutes: Password authentication and protection
ARTICLE - Part of 25 password hardening tips in 25 minutes, these eight tips offer best practices for password authentication and protection from SearchWindowsSecurity.com contributors.

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 14
How 'limited' malcode pulled off the year's biggest attack
SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 19 Aug 2005
ARTICLE - Experts thought worms targeting the Plug and Play flaw wouldn't do much because only Windows 2000 was affected. So how did they mount the biggest attack since Sasser?
Learning Guide: Authentication
SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 14 Jun 2005
ARTICLE - Learn about Windows authentication credentials and protocols, and get help hardening authentication for user logon, remote and wireless access, and Web servers in this guide.
8 tips in 8 minutes: Password authentication and protection
SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 17 Jan 2005
ARTICLE - Part of 25 password hardening tips in 25 minutes, these eight tips offer best practices for password authentication and protection from SearchWindowsSecurity.com contributors.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 234
Run legacy applications with Windows Vista security
Submitted By: SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 02 Oct 2007
TIP - You can run legacy applications and still take advantage of the new features and benefits of Windows Vista security. Learn the workarounds in this tip.
How to Bypass BIOS Passwords
21 Apr 2005
TIP - BIOS passwords can be a liability if a user forgets his password. Here are a few tips and tricks that can help to bypass or reset the BIOS password on most systems.
Security concerns of unattended, automatic installations
Submitted By: SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 06 Sep 2005
TIP - Unattended installations are a necessity for any Windows administrator. We polled a few of our expert contributors to find out how to ensure that installations remain secure.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 32
How to get an attacker out of your network
Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005
BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.
Taking over the domain
Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005
BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.
Access control checklists
12 Jul 2005
FEATURED TOPIC - These checklists will help you lock down Windows access control settings.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 1 of 1
drive-by download
21 Mar 2003
WORD - What is a drive-by download? A drive-by download is a program that is automatically downloaded to your computer without your consent or even your knowledge. Unlike a pop-up download, which asks for assent (albeit in a ...
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