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    Could this have something to do with next week's...

    Could this have something to do with next week's MS patch release?

    According to MS, we're talking 6 windows patches, max severity of critical.

    No more details, but could be related.
  2. Thread: adminpak

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    Yes, it will work on a 2000 domain also.

    Yes, it will work on a 2000 domain also.
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    Oracle July Patch Release

    For those of you who missed it, Oracle released a security patch yesterday that covers multiple flaws, including remote database access. You can find the security tracker bulletin here, which has...
  4. Thread: WinXP logon

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    The only way to make this happen is through a...

    The only way to make this happen is through a registry change. The registry is an important part of the OS, but large portions of it are nothing more than a repository for storing how you like your...
  5. Poll: ..but, of course, when their illusion of...

    ..but, of course, when their illusion of protection fails - typically in a manner you told them it would fail - you're still the one who pays the price. It just doesn't pay to be at the bottom of...
  6. Poll: Sorry for the delay in my response, but what...

    Sorry for the delay in my response,

    but what i'm really saying is that for my money, real security is more important. For my company's money, as long as they have plausible deniability, AKA "we...
  7. Poll: I work for a fortune 500 with 100,000 +...

    I work for a fortune 500 with 100,000 + employees, and I can say without reservation that the company guideline is that compliance (or any kind of written policy) is more important than actual...
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    Patching, as always. And how many times have...

    Patching, as always.

    And how many times have we all been bitten by a small hole (such as VPN) in our corporate perimeter being used as an infection vector to compromise all of our unpatched PCs?
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    According to the SANS internet Storm Center, it...

    According to the SANS internet Storm Center, it looks like it's most likely exploit for MS05-011, since that was released yesterday. Everyone should be patches against that (right?), so it's less of...
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    Possible MS05-027 Exploit?

    Saw this article on e-week. I suspect it's mostly FUD, but just so everyone's aware and keeping an eye out for suspicious activity.

    E-Week Article
  11. Thread: GPO's in W2k3

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    Perhaps it's gremlins who live on an ancient...

    Perhaps it's gremlins who live on an ancient burial ground. :)

    Did you allow enough time for DC replication, previously?
  12. Thread: GPO's in W2k3

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    The other option could be to set a bogus proxy in...

    The other option could be to set a bogus proxy in there, with everything listed as an internal exception. That would let them get to the intranet, but not out through the proxy server.
  13. Thread: GPO's in W2k3

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    Yes, the GPO will take precendence when you set...

    Yes, the GPO will take precendence when you set it to not use the proxy.

    The challenge is that with this setting, it may be being read as "not configured" rather than "configured as empty." In...
  14. If you have an NT machine you're concerned about,...

    If you have an NT machine you're concerned about, but can't get rid of, you can sign an agreement with Microsoft (it isn't cheap) to get these security patches for NT.
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    The other important question is that windows...

    The other important question is that windows password caching, to my knowledge, only works when logged on through the console. That is to say, logins for the starting of services, or the use of Run...
  16. Thread: Vendors ? ?

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    What algorithm are they using? Is this another...

    What algorithm are they using? Is this another one of the boneheaded "we don't tell you the method we use because it keeps your data safe" companies?
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    What version is your parent server? From what I...

    What version is your parent server? From what I understand that needs to be 10 before you try to upgrade any of your clients.
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    I think there is another important point here,...

    I think there is another important point here, however. You mentioned that you want to lock out the accounts so you can be alerted in case of account hacks. This is great in principle, but if you...
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    Perhaps this regulation is an effort on behalf of...

    Perhaps this regulation is an effort on behalf of the airline industry to ensure that, at some point during the flight, you are so bored you actually pay the 5 bucks to rent their cheap headset for...
  20. Squirrels mating? That is morally offensive and...

    Squirrels mating? That is morally offensive and should not be allowed. Why, there ought to be a law.
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    My guess would be Microsoft's team of lawyers. :)

    My guess would be Microsoft's team of lawyers. :)
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    How did you assign the user rights to only that...

    How did you assign the user rights to only that one workstations through AD? Based on your last question, it looks like your using a set of group policies...the rest of my response will proceed on...
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    Great, now we have to manage AV definitions on...

    Great, now we have to manage AV definitions on our cell phones.
  24. Thread: bell firewall

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    All right, you caught me, I can't type. :)

    All right, you caught me, I can't type. :)
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    Excellent point, I was assuming we were talking...

    Excellent point, I was assuming we were talking about group policy, but that may not be the case.

    What OS, specifically are we working with? Can the user be added to the administrators group on...
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