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Good Evening...I normally don't post too many questions to AO, but do tend to read alot of the questions and answers. However, this issue is one that is making me scratch my head.

Have a user who...

You might want to double-check the requirements for a CISSP certification. Several years of experience were/are necessary. The "basic" requirements for qualifying to sit for the exam will change at...

This topic is a very sensitive subject for anyone who works in the security area (including myself). You and other members of your company have busted your rears to develop, draft, test, approve,...

That's some messed up stuff...

Was the attack based of the exploit for SSHv1 or SSHv2?

I can check tomorrow at work for you on the exploit details and impacts, but won't have a chance to get back to you tomorrow night (which...

Couple of points to ponder/consider regarding the runas command and group policy...

EvilSeed stated that the network has NT4 servers as the PDC and BDC...which would remove active directory from...

All 3 of these are wonderful and very helpful. Looks like I need to contact my ISP to get some answers about their proxy configs.

If you want to get in on the "ground floor," don't focus solely on Microsoft certification. A+ and Network+ certifications demonstrate to a prospective employer that you have demonstrated an...

Still trying to get the friggin VMWare to install...

I followed the advice of DLoweinc...the Windows Installer loaded fine. Following a reboot, another attempt to install VMWare failed. Now, I...

The same government who cannot find a way to secure their own hardware (missing laptops with confidential information - by the 100s) nor keep their systems updated and secure (see recent troubles...

The government is doing a bit of a spin on the plan...when the plan was first leaked to the media and experts, it was originally a "draft" version of the plan to be adopted. Now that the security...

Thanks for the assistance...sorry for the delay in replying - Thursday nights are busy for me.

I will let you know how things worked out.

I will give it another shot. Thanks sweet.

Don't want to run Linux on the machine now (I have a spare machine for that). An older laptop that isn't used will be erased and loaded with Linux...

The machine I'm using now has 512MB RAM and...

I just noticed a typo in my previous post...that should be $25k in 3 months, not $25. :)

The financial company I work for is keeping a closer eye on the amount of trades an individual makes...

I agree with everyone so far in this thread...there aren't any quick and easy ways to make money fast. Not only do you have to invest the $$, you also have to invest time and energy in moving your...

Strange thing about the security survey...Companies say security is a top priority, but don't want to spend the additional dollars to improve it. Then when it comes to budget cut time, the security...

Can't even get it to install...

Signed off as me, signed on as domain admin - same error message. Checking the log files, there is an entry for the MSI Installer (Event ID 1014 - Windows...

Since the topic of VMWare is noted...I download the eval version of VMWare 3.2 Workstation for a Win2K Pro machine that will *hopefully* have as a guest OS a .Net Server.

When I go to install the...

That's a great idea...Perhaps in addition to listing ways to alter OS signatures, config firewalls, etc, maybe add in what ports/services to disable/block.

In reading through some of the threads...

Going back to Gates' net worth. A friend of mine told me that Gates' net worth is more than some countries entire national worth. Gates could buy an entire small country and still have money left...

Don't know if that's the correct port or not, since I'm not familiar with XP...but what port is used to detect whether or not updates are available for your computer? The "Automatic Update" feature...

Finally...back to AO (after the wife plays her 14 hours of games per day).

Keeping along the security track...Has anyone recently taken any security exams (TICSA, etc)? Just curious what the...

Sorry for the delayed reply...the wife is hogging the computer I regularly use to play her new game Emperor, while I tend to the child care duties.

The exam questions (125 in all) are all multiple...

Anyone in the AO community taken the CompTia Security+ Beta exam?

I took the exam on Monday and found it to be fairly easy and straight forward. Most of the material in the exam I had read during...