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Microsoft has released new editions of its Windows operating system, Vista, as well as its productivity suites Office 2007 and Office 2008 for Macintosh. Here is some information NACS has collected to help users and departments adapt to and make optimal use of these new tools.
In the summer of 2007, NACS coordinated a series of [...]
If you own and use a single Unix or Windows workstation, the effort required for system administration (maintenance, security, software licensing, and user support) is usually not an unreasonable burden. But if you have a group of systems, this can drain precious resources away from your research or other duties.
NACS Distributed Computing Support (DCS) now [...]
A recently announced security problem in Windows will not be fixed for users of Windows NT.
Microsoft has issued a security warning for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems. Bulletin MS03-010, dated 26 March 2002, states that this vulnerability could be used by “an attacker … [to] cause the target machine to fail.”
Microsoft [...]
When NACS closed NetBios ports at the border router as a critical security measure, it was no longer possible for campus personnel to use Windows file sharing services between work and home, at least not without working through the campus VPN device. (SeeNACSNews 2002.10)
But there is an alternative for those who need to use a campus [...]
In light of the many viruses and network attacks directed against Windows systems (klez, myparty, Code Red, nimda, etc.), proper security planning is a necessity for departments using Windows 2000 (W2K) or Windows XP (WXP) and Microsoft software such as Outlook, Exchange, or Internet Information Server (IIS).
Common security practices and updates have consistently kept most [...]
Microsoft released the first version of Windows XP (WXP) this year, less than two years after release of Windows 2000 (W2K). Many schools and departments are working to make use of new features in W2K and WXP, including the Graduate School of Management, Health Sciences, University Extension, Network and Academic Computing Services, Claire Trevor School [...]