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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2006

With so much concern over the holidays being centered toward the new worm threatening Windows security, patch management and network security has once again become a hot issue. This series of links will help you to maintain a ...
>>	Keep your domain user accounts in check or suffer the consequences
>>	Group Policy: The final consideration in securing Active Directory

Securing your Active Directory network

(04 Jan 2006)

Derek Melber investigates the security of your Active Directory database and the objects that exist within the database.

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ADVICE:
>>	Challenge: Make sure you have a secure Active Directory network by securing domain controllers TIP :Protecting your domain controllers is at the core of protecting your Active Directory investment.
>>	What's in a name? Active Directory security under the covers TIP :Laura Hunter delves a bit deeper into ways to manage Active Directory security when the need arises to create trust ...
>>	SIDs help tighten AD security TIP :Expert Laura E. Hunter continues her advice on how to manage Active Directory security through the use of Security ...
>>	Where does your client's security policy actually come from? TIP :Your clients could be getting different domain-enforced security settings than what you defined in your domain policy.
>>	Handling patch emergencies TIP :Managing an Active Directory environment means juggling hordes of Microsoft patches, which is even more precarious for domain ...
>>	Ten security attacks you can easily avoid with Group Policy TIP :You should always run Group Policy on your Active Directory-based systems. If you don't, plenty of attacks are just waiting ...
>>	I want to restrict 10 drives in Active Directory (Windows 2003). How can I add Registry Key in AD to do that? ASK THE EXPERTS :I want to restrict 10 drives in Active Directory (Windows 2003). How can I add Registry Key in AD to do that?
>>	Patch files to run on startup ASK THE EXPERTS :How can I do patch files along with AD to run while the clients starts the machine (as an administrator)?
>>	Enabling or disabling firewalls not taking effect ASK THE EXPERTS :Enabling or disabling the firewall using Group Policy in Active Directory doesn't take any effect on our client machines in ...
>>	Windows 2000 DC claims trust is broken with NT domain ASK THE EXPERTS :I have a Windows 2000 DC that says the trust is broken between it and a NT domain. All the rest of the DC's in the domain do ...


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>>	Chapter of the Week: Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide -- Chapter 4, 'Securing Active Directory'

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