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What's in the June 2006 Issue of Windows IT Security
     - Feature: Reaping the Benefits of WPA and PEAP
     - Access Denied
     - Toolbox: Nmap 4.0 Does Windows
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What's in the June 2006 Issue of Windows IT Security

Focus: The Benefits of WPA and PEAP
   Learn how to secure your WLAN with WPA and PEAP, how to craft an effective
password policy, how to use free tools to audit your Web applications, how to
use Nmap 4.0 to scan for rogue applications, and more.

The following article is available at no charge to nonsubscribers for a
limited time:

Reaping the Benefits of WPA and PEAP
   Learn about the benefits and configuration steps for securing your
wireless networks by using WPA or WPA2 technology.
   --John Howie
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B201:4FB69

Nonsubscribers now have access to the Access Denied and Toolbox columns:

Access Denied
   --Randy Franklin Smith

Preventing Users with Administrator Authority from Installing Software
   Although no measure is completely effective, here are some methods you can
use to make it harder for users to load unauthorized applications on their
computers.
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B207:4FB69

Defending Against Rootkits
   Prevention is the best medicine against rootkits, which are deployed the
same way as other malware but are harder to detect once they're on your
computer.
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B205:4FB69

Auditing Folder Permission Changes
   Here's how to configure Windows to record alterations of folder
permissions in the Security log.
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B206:4FB69

Toolbox: Nmap 4.0 Does Windows
   This essential open-source network port scanner can help you quickly
identify applications running on your network and easily test firewalls and
IDSs.
   --Jeff Fellinge
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B200:4FB69

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==== Events & Resources ====
   (from Windows IT Pro and its partners)

Use virtual lab automation solutions to address special challenges in pre-
production and staging environments, such as virtual server file library
management, provisioning, configuration, and remote access concerns. 
Live Event:
Thursday, May 18
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B1FA:4FB69

Mark Joseph Edwards discusses emerging spyware threats, including rootkits and
keyloggers, and spyware distribution methods. Live Event: Tuesday, May 30
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B1FB:4FB69

Maximize your VoIP environment by integrating FoIP technology to increase ROI
and streamline processes.
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B204:4FB69

Learn the advantages of running SQL Server 2005 and its BI subsystems 
on the x64
platform; the performance benefits the x64 architecture provides for Analysis
Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services; and how to migrate to
the new 64-bit x64 platform.
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B1FC:4FB69

==== Featured White Paper ====

Determining effective permissions on Windows can be incredibly challenging. In
this must-have white paper, you'll learn why it's essential to determine
effective permissions; how to determine who has access to critical information
in Windows; how to resolve overlapping permissions for network access, shared
hierarchies, and local machine rights; and how entitlement reporting can
overcome the challenges with an automated solution.
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B1FE:4FB69

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==== Hot Release ====

Combat phishing and pharming with complete protection against complex internet
threats by filtering at multiple points on the gateway, network, and endpoints.
   http://list.windowsitpro.com/t?ctl=2B1FF:4FB69

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