http://www.sqlmag.com/authors/author/author/5777416/rss/5777416en-USFri, 25 May 2012 08:35:34 GMTFri, 25 May 2012 08:35:34 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/sharepoint-administration/three-sharepoint-2010-security-pitfalls
By Randy Franklin Smith
The short-term benefits of flexibility and quick deployment can be quickly overshadowed by security and compliance risks as organically created SharePoint sites are embedded in critical business processes and become home to sensitive information.]]>Randy Franklin SmithMon, 23 Aug 2010 17:11:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/sharepoint-administration/three-sharepoint-2010-security-pitfallshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/patch-management/replacing-a-buggy-microsoft-security-update100003
By Randy Franklin Smith
Here’s what you need to know about installing a rereleased security update. ]]>Randy Franklin SmithFri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/patch-management/replacing-a-buggy-microsoft-security-update100003http://www.sqlmag.com/article/authentication/letting-a-user-log-on-from-only-a-specific-computer99733
By Randy Franklin Smith
Here’s how to make it so that a user can log on only from a specific computer.]]>Randy Franklin SmithWed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/authentication/letting-a-user-log-on-from-only-a-specific-computer99733http://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/learning-about-virtual-machine-security
By Randy Franklin Smith
Find out how to secure VMs of different organizations or untrusted users that are being hosted on the same host system.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/virtualization/learning-about-virtual-machine-securityhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/securing-ad-service-accounts
By Randy Franklin Smith
Learn how to prevent users from using a service account to log on to the network.]]>Randy Franklin SmithTue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/securing-ad-service-accountshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/the-risks-associated-with-placing-dcs-at-remote-sites
By Randy Franklin Smith
Find out why it’s so dangerous to place a domain controller at a remote site instead of in a data center.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/security/the-risks-associated-with-placing-dcs-at-remote-siteshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-server-20082/the-advantage-of-using-an-rodc-rather-than-a-dc
By Randy Franklin Smith
Take a look at how Windows Server 2008’s RODC features can address the risks associated with placing a DC at a remote site.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-server-20082/the-advantage-of-using-an-rodc-rather-than-a-dchttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/bitlocker-drive-encryption/using-bitlocker-tpm-and-rodcs-to-prevent-the-exploitation-of-a-dc
By Randy Franklin Smith
You can use Windows Server 2008’s BitLocker Drive Encryption, Trusted Platform Module, and Read-Only Domain Controller functionality to prevent the exploitation of physically insecure DCs.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/bitlocker-drive-encryption/using-bitlocker-tpm-and-rodcs-to-prevent-the-exploitation-of-a-dchttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/bitlocker-drive-encryption/access-denied98102
By Randy Franklin Smith
Answers to your Windows security questions.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/bitlocker-drive-encryption/access-denied98102http://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/strengthening-permissions-on-hard-links-
By Randy Franklin Smith
Strengthening Permissions on Hard Links ]]>Randy Franklin SmithMon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/tips/strengthening-permissions-on-hard-links-http://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/access-denied97875
By Randy Franklin Smith
Answers to your Windows security questions.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/access-denied97875http://www.sqlmag.com/article/passwords/determining-whether-administrators-are-forcing-users-to-change-their-passwords
By Randy Franklin Smith
Discover which event ID will log whether an administrator selected the "User must change password at next logon" check box.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/passwords/determining-whether-administrators-are-forcing-users-to-change-their-passwordshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/removing-a-user-or-group-s-permissions
By Randy Franklin Smith
Use Icacls to remove a user or group’s allow or deny permissions from a file server.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/removing-a-user-or-group-s-permissionshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/internet/preventing-users-from-changing-ie-s-security-settings
By Randy Franklin Smith
Learn how to set the security level of IE’s Internet zone and prevent users from changing it.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/internet/preventing-users-from-changing-ie-s-security-settingshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/determining-how-windows-handles-attachments-and-downloaded-files
By Randy Franklin Smith
Is Windows blocking you from opening certain files downloaded from the Internet? Find out where you can configure the policies that let you open attachments and Internet files.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/windows-client/determining-how-windows-handles-attachments-and-downloaded-fileshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/using-accesschk-to-view-which-files-and-folders-a-user-has-access-to
By Randy Franklin Smith
Do you need to know which folders and files a user can access? Find out how to use AccessChk to generate a report that shows what data a given user can view.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/permissions/using-accesschk-to-view-which-files-and-folders-a-user-has-access-tohttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/dns/figuring-out-why-outside-parties-aren-t-receiving-a-remote-user-s-email-messages
By Randy Franklin Smith
Find out why SPF might be preventing people outside of your organization from receiving your telecommuter’s email messages.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/dns/figuring-out-why-outside-parties-aren-t-receiving-a-remote-user-s-email-messageshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/dns/access-denied
By Randy Franklin Smith
Answers to your Windows security questions.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/dns/access-deniedhttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/malware/how-uac-secures-workstations
By Randy Franklin Smith
Although UAC does secure workstation OSs, it doesn’t necessarily make the information stored on workstations more secure. Find out just how UAC protects workstations.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/malware/how-uac-secures-workstationshttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/certificates/preventing-ie-from-prompting-for-a-client-certificate
By Randy Franklin Smith
Is IE prompting your users to choose a client certificate, even if they have only one certificate to choose from? Here’s how to stop IE from doing so.]]>Randy Franklin SmithThu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.sqlmag.com/article/certificates/preventing-ie-from-prompting-for-a-client-certificate