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TECH ANALYSIS: NEARLINE STORAGE
Read eWEEK Labs Tech Analysis “Nearline Storage Corrals Costs.”

REVIEW: FUJITSUS LIFEBOOK P2120
Read eWEEK Labs review of the Fujitsu LifeBook S2000 Notebook.

VS .NET WALK-THROUGH
Take eWEEK Labs walk-through of Visual Studio .Net 2003.

SUSE REVIEWS
Read eWEEK Labs reviews, SuSE Unlocks Opterons Potential and Revisions Extend Linuxs Reach.

CRM TECH ANALYSIS
Read eWEEK Labs tech analysis, “Integrating PeopleSoft, SalesLogix, SAP and Siebel.”

REVIEW: A HELPFUL SWITCH IN HBA TESTS
To read eWEEK Labs review of Nishan Systems eight-port IPS 3000, click here.

REVIEW: PALMS POWER PLAY
To read eWEEK Labs review of Palms Tungsten C handheld, click here.

REVIEW: SYSTEM BOOSTS WLAN SECURITY
To read eWEEK Labs review of ReefEdges Connect System 3.1, click here.

INTERVIEW: IBMS HARRIET PEARSON
To read the full interview with IBM Chief Privacy Officer Harriet Pearson, click here.

INTERNETS 20TH ANNIVERSARY IS NOT WORTH ALL THE HYPE
To read Peter Coffees Jan. 13 story, click here.

REVIEW: DELLS POWEREDGE 6650
To read eWEEK Labs June 3, 2002, review of Dell Computer Corp.s PowerEdge 6650, click here.

REVIEW: KDE 3.1
To read eWEEK Labs Feb. 10 review of KDE 3.1, click here.

REVIEW: KONSTRUCT
To read eWEEK Labs Feb. 10 review of Konstruct, click here.

SECURITY OPERATIONS GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 2000 SERVER
To read Microsoft Corp.s guide to securing Windows 2000 Server, go to www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/prodtech/windows/windows2000/staysecure/Default.asp.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, XML!
To read an article by two original members of the XML Working Group about XMLs five years, go to www.w3.org/2003/02/xml-at-5.html.

REVIEW: REEFEDGE CONNECT SYSTEM 3.1
To read eWEEK Labs Feb. 3, 2003, review of ReefEdge Inc.s Connect System 3.1, click here.

REVIEW: TREO 180
To read eWEEK Labs Feb. 4, 2002, review of Handspring Inc.s Treo 180, click here.

REVIEW: PALM TUNGSTEN T
To read eWEEK Labs Dec. 9, 2002, review of Palm Inc.s Tungsten T handheld, click here.

REVIEW: T-MOBILE POCKET PC PHONE EDITION
To read eWEEK Labs Aug. 5, 2002, review of T-Mobile USAs T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition, click here.

Aug

. 5, 2002-Jan. 6, 2003″>

REVIEWS: SUSE LINUX 8.0, MANDRAKE LINUX 8.2, RED HAT LINUX 7.3
To read eWEEK Labs May 27, 2002, comparison of the three Linux distributions, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1410,00.asp.

REVIEW: DELLS POWEREDGE 1650
To read eWEEK Labs March 18 review of Dell Computer Corps PowerE dge 1650 two-way server, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,34687,00.asp.

ASSESSING VOIPS ROLE
To read eWEEK Labs Oct. 21 analysis on voice over IP, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,642628,00.asp.

REVIEW: CHARIOT VOIP ASSESSOR
To read eWEEK Labs Dec. 10, 2001, review of NetIQ Corp.s Chariot VoIP Assessor, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,43378,00.asp.

REVIEW: ARRAY TM 5.0
To read eWEEK Labs Nov. 4 review of Array Networks Inc.s Array TM, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,667493,00.asp.

CORPORATE PARTNERS SAN SAGA
For an inside look at one Corporate Partners SAN saga, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,266662,00.asp.

REVIEW: ZENWORKS FOR DESKTOPS 4
To read eWEEK Labs Oct. 21, 2002, review of Novell Incs ZENworks for Desktops 4, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,643393,00.asp.

VOIP RFP SAMPLE
For a comprehensive VOIP RFP sample, go to www.eweek.com/article2/1,3959,647209,00.asp.

THE RIGHT PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS
To read Lisa Vaas April 15, 2002, article “The Right Project Management Skills,” go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,9941,00.asp.

REVIEW: XIMIANS EVOLUTION 1.0
For eWEEK Labs Dec. 31, 2001, review of Ximian Inc.s Evolution 1.0, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,46689,00.asp.

TOP 20 INTERNET SECURITY VULNERABILITIES
For the SANS/FBI list of the top 20 most critical Internet security vulnerabilities, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,582561,00.asp.

FLATROCK APPLICATION ROUTERS
To read eWEEK Labs March 11, 2002, review of Flatrock Inc.s Linux-based series 1500 Application Routers, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,582561,00.asp.

JAVASERVER PAGES 2.0
To read eWEEK Labs Sept. 2, 2002, Tech Analysis on the big changes in JavaServer Pages 2.0, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,509849,00.asp.

PROJECT ELIZA
To read eWEEK s May 13, 2002, story “IBM Touts Project eLiza Solutions,” go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,9005,00.asp.

REVIEW: POWEREDGE 1650
To read eWEEK Labs March 18, 2002, review of Dells Magnia PowerEdge 1650 two-way server, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,34687,00.asp.

REVIEW: MAGNIA SG10
To read eWEEK Labs April 23, 2001, review of Toshibas Magnia SG10 appliance server, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,105305,00.asp.

TECH ANALYSIS: ARE LCDs STILL A LUXURY?
For John Tascheks Tech Analyis on LCDs, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,425603,00.asp.

REPORT ON LIGHTING AND ASSOCIATED COSTS
To read “Interactions Between Lighting and Space Conditioning Energy Use in U.S. Commercial Buildings,” go to http://enduse.lbl.gov/info/LBNL-39795.pdf.

REPORT: OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING
To read AMR Researchs report “Offshore Outsourcing: Is It a Viable Approach for All Software Development Projects?” go to http://www.amrresearch.com/Content/view.asp?pmillid=14339&docid=9435.

CODE-RED WORMS
For CAIDAs analysis of Code-Red, go to www.caida.org/analysis/security/code-red/.

REVIEW: STEALTHWATCH G1
To read eWEEK Labs Nov. 8, 2001, review of Lancope Inc.s StealthWatch G1 intrusion-detection appliance, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,96296,00.asp.

REVIEW: ENTERCEPT 2.0
To read eWEEK Labs Oct. 29, 2001, review of ClickNet Software Corp.s Entercept Web Server Edition 2.01, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,198103,00.asp.

REVIEW: MARIMBA MIGRATION MODULE
To read eWEEK Labs review of Marimba Inc.s Marimba Migration Module, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,415579,00.asp.

CRAIG MUNDIE ON PILOTLESS AIRPLANES
To read Microsoft Corp.s Craig Mundies comments about whether by 2030 commercial passengers will routinely fly in pilotless planes, go to www.longbets.org/bet/4.

APOLLO EXPEDITIONS TO THE MOON
To read about the final moments before the first moon landing, go to www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-350/ch-11-4.html.

XPERANTO DEMO
For a preview of IBMs Xperanto, go to www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/demos/0203xperanto/0203xperanto.html.

ORACLE PRODUCT FAMILY GUIDE
For a look at Oracle9i database release 2 product family guide, go to http://otn.oracle.com/products/oracle9i/pdf/9idb_rel2_prod_fam.pdf.

June 3

-July 29, 2002″>

REVIEW: POWEREDGE 6650
For eWEEK Labs June 3 review of Dell Computer Corp.s PowerEdge 6650, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,8356,00.asp.

DDC/CI AND WINDOWS
For more on the Display Data Channel/Command Interface, go to www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/display/DDC-CI.asp.

PATCHES FOR SQL SERVER VULNERABILITIES
For patches for SQL Server vulnerabilities, go to www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/current.asp.

MPEG-4 SHARPENS APPLE QUICKTIME 6
For eWEEK Labs full look at the newest version of Apples QuickTime media format, go to /article2/0,,397080,00.asp.

FILE FRAGMENTATION IN WINDOWS NT
To read Executive Softwares report on system performance and file fragmentation in Windows NT, go to www.executive.com/whats-new/whitepaper.asp.

VIRTUAL MEETINGS EVALUATION
For demonstrations and recorded eVal tests of Web-based meeting and presentation applications, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,,369934,00.asp.

SPENCER F. KATT PULSE VEEPER
To see a “Veeperized” Spencer F. Katt, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,,367550,00.asp.

SERVER DATABASE SPECIAL REPORT
To read eWEEK Labs Feb. 25 special report on server databases, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,293,00.asp.

TOP 500 SUPERCOMPUTER SITES
To view the list of the top 500 supercomputer sites, go to www1.top500.org/.

VIRTUAL MEETING EVALUATION
For eWEEK Labs eVal on virtual meetings, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,340402,00.asp.

HOW TO OWN THE INTERNET IN YOUR SPARE TIME
For a copy of the paper titled “How to Own the Internet in Your Spare Time,” go to www.icir.org/vern/papers/cdc-usenix-sec02/index.html.

OPERATING SYSTEM HARDENING ADVICE
Bullet-proof network operating systems dont exist, but for some common-sense steps that IT managers can take to make the NOS a less-attractive target for mischief-makers, go to www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,35185,00.asp.

EXPOSING XBOX SECURITY KEY
To read “Keeping Secrets in Hardware: The Microsoft XBox Case Study,” a paper that discusses the hardware foundations of the cryptosystem employed by Microsoft Corp.s Xbox video game console, go to http://web.mit.edu/bunnie/www/proj/anatak/AIM-2002-008.pdf.

KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE
For a paper on modern cryptography discussing Kerckhoffs Principle, go to http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~acr/Courses/cse300-sp00/lecture01.pdf.

REVIEWS: JDEVELOPER AND VISUAL STUDIO .NET
To read eWEEK Labs Jan. 14 review of Oracles 9i JDeveloper, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=708&a=21152,00.asp; for eWEEK Labs Feb. 11 review of Microsofts Visual Studio .Net, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=708&a=22556,00.asp.

THE LIBERTY ALLIANCE PROJECT
For more information on the Liberty Alliance, go to www.projectliberty.org/.

REVIEW: NETSCAPE 7.0 PR1
For eWEEK Labs review of Netscape 7.0 PR1, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=708&a=27241,00.asp.

OPENSSH DEVELOPER DISCUSSES NEW SECURITY FEATURE
OpenSSH developer Niels Provos has pulled out all the code that performs user authentication and put it into a much simpler (and easier-to-secure) separate process. Provos discusses the process at http://www.citi.umich.edu/u/provos/ssh/privsep.html

“E-TRAVEL BOOKS WITH MSSP”
For a case study on e-Travel Inc., go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,a=27143,00.asp.

REVIEW: FOUNDSCAN 2.5
To read eWEEK Labs May 20 review on FoundScan 2.5, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=708&a=27142,00.asp.

SOFTWARE PATCHES

Web Resources

• Patch Management in the Modern Enterprise vendor white paper (www. gibraltarsoft.com/inside/Everguard_White_Paper-general1.pdf)
• HP-UX Patch Management course syllabus (www.hp.com/education/courses/h8339s.html)
• Patch Management Done Right (online.securityfocus.com/columnists/79)
• Without a Spec, No Code Is Correct (www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=25202&a=26946,00.asp)
• Can There Ever Be Too Many QA Tools? (www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=25202&a=24041,00.asp)

April 8

-May 27, 2002″>

ECperf SPECIFICATION
For the complete app server benchmark, go to ftp://ftp.java.sun.com/pub/spec/j2ee_ecperf/maon1rgh/ecperf-1_1-fr-spec.pdf.

KDE 3.0 REVIEW
For eWEEK Labs April 8 review, “Linux Makes Inroads on Desktop,” go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=708&a=25059,00.asp.

i3 AWARDS FINALISTS
For i3 coverage, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=710&a=26153,00.asp.

ITAA REPORT ON STATE OF IT WORK FORCE
To read the recent report by the Information Technology Association of America, “Bouncing Back: Jobs, Skills and the Continuing Demand for IT Workers,” go to www.itaa.org/workforce/studies/02execsumm.pdf.

MICROSOFTS TABLET PC-MAYBE NEXT YEAR
For John Tascheks April 8 column on Microsoft Corp.s Tablet PC, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=1869&a=25070,00.asp.

RIM OFFERS BLACKBERRY REFERENCE DESIGNS
To read eWEEKs coverage of RIMs plans to offer BlackBerry reference designs, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=25235&a=24980,00.asp.

CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITORS ELA REPORT
To read the recent report by the California state auditor on the $95 million enterprise license agreement California signed with Oracle, go to www.bsa.ca.gov/bsa/summaries/2001128.html.

GIGA REPORT ON JAVA APP SERVERS
To read the Giga analyst report, “IBM and BEA Battle over Java App Server Territory,” go to advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/COLEC161.

HURWITZ GROUP REPORT ON APP SERVERS
To read the Hurwitz Group report “IBM Application Server Market Share–A Different Angle,” go to www.oracle.com/features/9iAS/index.html?t1as_one.html.

META GROUP REPORT ON APP SERVERS
To read the Meta Groups report “.Net Seen Gaining Steam in Dev Projects,” go to techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2860227,00.html.

IT AGENDA 2002: CRM

Web Resources

• CRM Daily: applications guidelines, customer studies and industry news (www.crmdaily.com)
• CRM Forum: resource documents, many organized by application domain, and interactive discussions (www.crm-forum.com)
• CRMCommunity: technologies, vendors and training opportunities (www.crmcommunity.com)
• CRM Industry: application recommendations and industry news (www.crmindustry.com)
• Gartner CRM Resource Center: free and paid research results, upcoming events and links (gartner11.gartnerweb.com/public/static/crm/crm.html)
• Picking the right CRM vendor: specific comparison of vendor and product strengths from a buyers perspective (industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,41138,00.html)
• “How to avoid a CRM failure” (www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=722&a=16689,00.asp)
• eWEEK eSeminar: “Leveraging CRM in Troubled Times” (archived event can be accessed at www.webseminarslive.com/EWEEK/microsites/10_23_01/index.htm)

Heads Up

• Domestic privacy legislation could significantly affect collection, use and enterprise partner sharing of customer transaction data (www.crmdaily.com/perl/story/11046.html)
• Non-U.S. privacy legislation will affect international operations (www.meridien-research.com/doc.asp?docid=765)
• High volumes of data and real-time availability demands will place pressure on all elements of IT infrastructure, notably data backup (www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=702&a=25480,00.asp)
  Upcoming conferences include:
• Business Intelligence CRM 2002 Conference: London, May (www.crm-uk.com)
• DCI CRM Conference and Exposition: Boston, June; New York, August; Los Angeles, October (www.dci.com/crm)

NETWORK INGRESS FILTERING
To read RFC 2267 “Network Ingress Filtering” by Paul Ferguson and Daniel Senie, go to www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2267.html.

STATES SEEK STRIPPED-DOWN VERSION OF WINDOWS
Microsoft Corp. is talking about shipping a superset of XP at the same time that several states are discussing “Windows Lite.” For the full discussion, go to www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/03/30/microsoft.modular.windows.ap/index.html.

TABLET PC HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
For the hardware requirements for the product code-named Windows XP Tablet PC, go to www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/hardware.asp.

Feb

. 18-April 1, 2002″>

SAMPLE PORTAL/KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT RFP
To download a sample portal RFP, go to ftp://ftp.eweek.com/pub/eweek/portalrfp.doc.

JAVA HTTP PROXY VULNERABILITY
A new announcement of a Java-related vulnerability was made last week, which was documented by its discoverer at www.xs4all.nl/~harmwal/issue/wal-01.txt.

AS SALARIES SLUMP, WOMEN IT PROS LOSE GROUND
To read eWEEKs coverage of the economic downturns exacerbation of IT professionals salary gender gap, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=25210&a=23109,00.asp.

W3CS VALIDATOR PROGRAM
Ensure that your privacy policy is properly written in P3P by using the W3Cs validator program available at www.w3.org/P3P/validator/20010928.

.NET SECURITY FLAW EXPOSED
To read eWEEKs coverage of a potential security flaw in Microsoft Corp.s Visual C++.Net compiler, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s=712&a=22763,00.asp.

SANS LIST OF TOP 20 VULNERABILITIES
For a list of The SANS Institutes top 20 vulnerabilities, go to www.sans.org/top20.htm.

N.Y. VS. NETWORK ASSOCIATES
To view the lawsuit the state of New York has brought against Network Associates Inc., go to www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2002/feb/petition.pdf.

VISUAL STUDIO .NET FEATURE MATRIX
For a feature matrix of Visual Studio .Net, go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/prodinfo/purchase/features.asp.

REVIEW: MOBILE INTERNET TOOLKIT BETA
For eWEEK Labs June 25, 2001, review of the Mobile Internet Toolkit components of Visual Studio .Net, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D7579,00.asp.

REVIEW: VISUAL STUDIO .NET ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT BETA 2
For eWEEK Labs Sept. 10, 2001, review of Visual Studio .Net Enterprise Architect Beta 2, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D14812,00.asp.

Jan

. 7-Feb. 4, 2002″>

REVIEW: FORTE FOR JAVA 3.0 ENTERPRISE EDITION BETA
For eWEEK Labs Sept. 10, 2001, review of Sun Microsystems Inc.s Forte for Java 3.0 Enterprise Edition beta, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D14812,00.asp.

REVIEW: KYOCERA SMARTPHONE AND HANDSPRING VISORPHONE
For eWEEK Labs Feb. 19, 2001, review of Kyocera Corp.s QCP 6035 Smartphone and Handspring Corp.s VisorPhone Springboard module, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D11201,00.asp.

LABS ON SITE CONTENT MANAGEMENT PACKAGE
eWEEK Labs Nov. 5, 2001, Labs On Site on content management can be found at www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D711%2526a%253D17851,00.asp.

REVIEW: HANDSPRINGS TREO COMMUNICATOR
For eWEEK Labs Jan. 17 review of Handspring Inc.s Treo 180 communicator, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D21357,00.asp.

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION CENTER SECURITY REPORT
For the National Infrastructure Protection Centers 84-page report by on all reported security vulnerabilities, worms, Trojan horses and viruses from last year, go to www.nipc.gov/cybernotes/2001/cyberissue2001-26.pdf.

OFFICE XP WEB SERVICES TOOLKIT
Microsoft Corp.s Office XP Web Services Toolkit can be found at www.microsoft.com/office/developer/webservices/toolkit.htm.

BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY WITH XPATH 1.0
For proposed changes to XPath (XML Path Language), go to www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/#id-backwards-compatibility.

REVIEW: QUANTUMS SNAP SERVER 12000
For eWEEK Labs Dec. 10, 2001, review of Quantum Corp.s Snap Server 12000, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D19721,00.asp.

REVIEW: 802.11a-BASED EQUIPMENT
For eWEEK Labs Jan. 14 review of early 802.11a-based gear, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D21038,00.asp.

IT AGENDA 2002: DISASTER RECOVERY
Web resources

• Data protection best practices (www.superdlttape.com/Practices/Default.htm)
• Resources for crisis/emergency management and business continuity (www.disaster-resource.com/cgi-bin/template.cgi?content_page=articles.htm)
• Veritas white papers archive (veritas.com/news/listing/WhitePapersBySection.jhtml?start=101§ion=W&subject=All&entity=Download&subview=getAllDownloadListBySection)
• Tips on preparing a disaster recovery plan (www.disasterplan.com/yellowpages/tips.html)
• University of Toronto disaster recovery plan outline (www.utoronto.ca/security/drp.htm) )

10G ETHERNET LIKELY TO BLOSSOM IN NICHE MARKETS
For eWEEK Labs take on 10G-bps Ethernet, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D722%2526a%253D20572,00.asp.

REVIEW: ENTERPRISE CONFIGURATION MANAGER
For eWEEK Labs review of Configuresoft Inc.s Enterprise Configuration Manager monitoring application, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D9863,00.asp.

ON FUTURE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE
To read Aerospace Corp. scientists Craig Lee and James Stepaneks paper on grid network performance published in April of 2001, go to www.eece.unm.edu/~apm/Lee_Stepanek_HCW01.pdf.

Nov

. 19-Dec. 24, 2001″>

eWEEK ON ZINIO
To see if the future of publishing rests with a marriage of print and online printing, check out our electronic version of eWEEK from Zinio.com, at http://beta.zinio.com/beta/po?i=1530-6283B&o=sub4&r=pwewkh.

REVIEW: NETWARE 6 BETA 3 CODE
For eWEEK Labs review of Novell Inc.s NetWare 6 Beta 3 code, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D13297,00.asp.

eWEEK ON ZINIO
To see if the future of publishing rests with a marriage of print and online printing, check out our electronic version of eWEEK from Zinio.com, at http://beta.zinio.com/beta/po?i=1530-6283B&o=sub4&r=pwewkh.

REVIEW: DELLS POWERVAULT AND TRICORDS LUNAR FLARE
For eWEEK Labs review of Dell Computer Corp.s PowerVault and Tricord Systems Inc.s Lunar Flare, a pair of workgroup/departmental NAS products, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D15992,00.asp.

REVIEW: QUANTUM SNAP SERVER 4100
For eWEEK Labs review of Quantum Corp.s Snap Server 4100, go to www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2644809,00.html.

REVIEW: WINDOWS .NET BETA 3
For eWEEK Labs review of Microsoft Corp.s Windows .Net Beta 3, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1884%2526a%253D19301,00.asp.

FIVE STEPS TO ENTERPRISE SECURITY/STEP 5: VIGILANCE
Web resources

• An introduction to computer security: The NIST Handbook
• Security awareness
• Building secure N-Tier environments
• Sun BluePrints OnLine—Security
• How to Share a Secret (Adi Shamir, MIT)
• What is Shamirs Secret Sharing Scheme?
• Access360s Top Ten Tips for Preventing Cyber Sabotage
• Managed Security Monitoring: Network Security for the 21st Century
• @stakes Assessment Guidelines for Securing the Enterprise
• Policy-based Life-cycle Management of Encryption Keys

FIVE STEPS TO ENTERPRISE SECURITY/STEP 4: RESPONSE

• For Step 2 of the Special Report on prevention, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D25132%2526a%253D18257,00.asp.
• For eWEEK Labs review of LaBrea, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D15339,00.asp.
• Web resources
• CERTs tips for recovering from a system compromise
• SANS step-by-step tips for handling Unix Trojans
• Bugtraq archive
• A searchable dictionary of known vulnerabilities
• Microsoft security information
• LaBrea anti-worm program
• Paper on legal liabilities of distributed-denial-of-service attacks

FIVE STEPS TO ENTERPRISE SECURITY/STEP 3: DETECTION

• For Step 2 of the Special Report on prevention, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D25132%2526a%253D18257,00.asp.
• For eWEEK Labs review on Lancope Inc.s StealthWatch, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1884%2526a%253D18030,00.asp.
• Web resources
• The SANS Institute intrusion detection articles
• Find out whats been defaced, what exploits are popular and pick up Nmap, a decent Linux-based port scanner at www.insecure.org
• Security news
• Open-source IDS at its finest
• Searchable database of attacks for a variety of IDS platforms
• Linux security alerts
• Log analysis resources
• News about and tools to find exploits

eSEMINARS SPECIAL REPORT: Filling in the x in xSP

• Business service provider
• LOR Management service LLC
• Outtask.com Inc.
• Commerce service provider
• Beyond.com Corp.
• ReleaseNow Corp.
• Content service provider
• FileNet Corp.
• NetContent Inc.
• Management service provider
• SiteLite Inc.
• Virsage Solutions Inc.
• Security service provider
• Counterpane Internet Security Inc.
• Internet Security Systems Inc.

eSEMINARS SPECIAL REPORT: Secure service providers
For more information on what questions should be asked of service provider candidates about security, go to www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/start/app_service.htm.

Oct

. 22-Nov. 12, 2001″>

REVIEW: iCONVERSES iCONVERSE MOBILE STUDIO 2.0 BETA
In May, eWEEK Labs tested a late beta release of iConverse Inc.s iConverse Mobile Studio 2.0. To read the review, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1884%2526a%253D9847,00.asp.

REVIEW: LANCODES STEALTHWATCH G1
For a longer version of eWEEK Labs review of Lancope Inc.s StealthWatch G1 intrustion-detection appliance, “Lancope IDS Looks Into the Unknown to Detect Threats,” go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D702%2526a%253D18030,00.asp.

FIVE STEPS TO ENTERPRISE SECURITY/STEP 2: PREVENTION

• For Step 1 of the Special Report on assessment, go to /article/0,3658,s%253D704%2526a%253D17878,00.asp.
• For eWEEK Labs Openhack security test, go to www.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2612066,00.html
• See eWEEK Labs reviews of several IIS application firewalls at www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D17363,00.asp
• Web resources
• CERTs best practices for securing servers and desktops
• SANS-FBI 20 Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities
• National Security Agencys Security Recommendation Guides
• NSAs 60 Minute Network Security Guide (still in draft form)
• Microsoft security checklists
• Top 50 Security Tools, according to the nmap-hackers mailing list
• Secure Unix programming FAQ
• “How to write secure code” links page
• Breaking security news
• BindViews Top Ten Windows 2000 Security Practices

5 STEPS TO ENTERPRISE SECURITY: ASSESSMENT
Web resources:VULNERABILITY UPDATES

• CERT
• The SANS Institute
• Bugtraq

ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

• Information Security Assessment Checklist: A Benchmarking Tool for Managers
• MIT Information Systems Computer Security Self-Assessment
• Central Queensland University IT Threat Risk Assessment
• University of Virginia Department of Computer Security Self-Assessment
• Laptop Computer Security

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

• HFNetChk, scans for vulnerabilities in Microsoft systems
• Linux automated update tool
• QualysGuard detection tools

HOAX LISTS

• Symantec
• McAfee
• eVALUATION: SECURITY AUDITORS
  eWEEK Labs “5 Steps to Enterprise Security: Assessment” Special Report refers to an eValuation in which eWEEK Labs compared the approaches of several major security auditors. To read the eValuation, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D710%2526a%253D10784,00.asp.REVIEW: HPS JORNADA 560
  eWEEK Labs review of Toshiba America Inc.s Pocket PC e570 and Casio Computer Co. Ltd.s Cassiopeia BE-300 handheld devices (“Same OS, Nothing Else”) found that the e570 includes the same suite of applications as Hewlett-Packard Co.s Jornada 560-series devices. For eWEEK Labs Sept. 10 review of the Jornada 560, go to /article/0,3658,s%253D701%2526a%253D14777,00.asp..NET MYSERVICES LICENSING TERMS
  Microsoft Corp. has announced the first wave of pricing for its Web services, detailing a three-level pricing structure for developers that includes a fixed annual fee and a charge per application certified. For more details, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D1884%2526a%253D17074,00.asp.

IIS SPECIAL REPORT
WatchGuard Technologies Inc.s AppLock/Web makes it impossible to change or rename protected files on Web sites running on Microsoft Corp. servers and using the Internet Information Services Web server. For a review on AppLock/Web 1.01, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D708%2526a%253D16475,00.asp.

READERS SPEAK OUT ON MICROSOFTS IIS
To get IT managers takes on administering Microsofts Internet Information Services server, go to www.eweek.com/article/0,3658,s%253D702%2526a%253D17279,00.asp.

CYBER-SECURITY
In Scot Petersens Oct. 29 E-volution column, “Joining Forces for Security,*