[SecurityRatty] tag: tips

Tips for those looking to stay out of trouble!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:23:00 +0000

This is an invitation to those in and around the Washington D.C. area to hear a presentation on how to keep from getting sued and risking your business.

I will be presenting "Protecting your business by avoiding costly law suits" at the "Brown Bag University" series, hosted by the Vienna Tyson's Regional Chamber of Commerce on Friday the 18th of June at 11:30am. There will be opportunities to network before and after the presentation.

Seating is limited, so if anyone wishes to sign up, please send an e-mail to: president@sextonsecurity.com. Bring paper and pen as the Ideas and Tips will be flying!

Great site for tips you may have forgotten

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:39:55 +0000

Lots of good info and tips here folks.

clipped from saynotohackersandspyware.blogspot.com

Say No to Hackers and Spyware

clipped from saynotohackersandspyware.blogspot.com

Read them and print out a copy for your files in case you may need to refer to them someday. The tips sound like solid advice we should be following daily!

Top 10 ways to improve Windows Vista security

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:15:36 +0000

Windows Vista was designed to be Microsoft's most secure desktop operating system to date. In the opinion of expert Brien Posey, Vista is a pretty secure OS right out of the box, but you can make it even more secure. Check out Brien's top 10 list of Vista security tips.

Web application security and the PCI DSS

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:04:42 +0000

Software security should be integrated into the software development lifecycle at every phase. While the PCI DSS doesn't account for all of this, here are some tips to get you started on a holistic approach toward security.

Tips for SQL injection protection

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:27:47 +0000

In this podcast, Scott Matsumoto, a secure coding expert with Cigital Inc. explains the tools available to software developers and security pros to protect against SQL injection.

Download Hyper-V RTM for WIndows server 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:02:47 +0000

I converted my office fileserver to Windows Server 2008 (WS2008) a while back and I've never been happier - WS2008 is my favorite product ever. Nicely modular, pretty much everything turned off by default and some great tools for enabling just the components your need for a particular role.

There is one more step I've been wanting to take and that is to enable the Hyper-V role and convert my fileserver over to just one virtual machine on the box, so I can set up other VMs on the same box. Today, I was excited to see Microsoft Releases Hyper-V on CNET. Here is a summary of the key links (note that it is only available for the 64-bit versions of WS2008):

Check back with my and I'll let you know how things go and share any tips I have for what to do or not do, as well as my review of how easy/hard it is.

Regards ~ Jeff

Synchronizing Apple iPhone email with Microsoft Exchange Server

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Get tips on how to properly synchronize Apple iPhone email with Microsoft Exchange Server email.

Tutorial: Migrating to SANs from local SQL Server disk storage

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:34:10 +0000

Making the leap to storage area networks (SANs) will ultimately improve performance in your SQL Server environment. Although SAN admins share responsibility, SQL DBAs must be involved from SAN setup through maintenance. These tips, webcast and podcast equip you with everything you need to know about SANs, from concept to implementation. You'll get expert advice for migrating to and configuring SANs, along with specific advice such as setting up SANs on a cluster and how to use SAN snapshots.

On Dropping Us A Line

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:31:06 +0000

Thanks to everyone who sent us a tip over the weekend on a great news story. I’m sorry I haven’t replied back individually but, I’ll try to catch up over the next 48 hours.

If you ever happen across a story that you think is something that should be shared with the community at large feel free to send us an email at “tips SHIFT 2 liquidmatrix dot org”.

We look forward to hearing from you. And if you don’t see you’re story on the front page don’t take it personally. We don’t get paid for this (yet) but, if we do manage to turn this into a full time gig you can bet we will be on top of things!