Contest Bounties: Last chance to win an iPad!
The end of the iPad contest is drawing near – next Wednesday, February 16th to be exact – and we want to see more of you in the final drawing. In order to help push you over the 500 knowledge point requirement, we assembled some last chance bounties to get you in the running: 1. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  3:48 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE Contests, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Remote printer service pose security risk?
The IT auditors have pointed some of my boxes (SUSE, Solaris 10 and AIX) have [strong]remote printer service[/strong] running and that is a potent security violation. I am confused what is remote printer service and how do I disable the same. I need the help. A prompt response is appreciable.

Answer Question   |  February 13, 2011  7:08 AM
AIX, Remote Printing, Security Audit, Solaris 10, SUSE Enterprise Linux

Antivirus software for a virtual machine running Windows Server 2003 R2
What type of antivirus software should I put on a virtual machine running Windows Server 2003 R2?

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2011  6:15 PM
Antivirus software, Cloud Security, Virtual Machine Security Management, Virtual Machines, Virtualization security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 security

Management of root password in Linux & Unix environment
Any reference available on best practices for managing root access & passwords in unix & linux env. ?  

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2011  8:50 AM
Linux administration, Linux administration and management, Password management, Unix administration

Open IT Forum: Security Worst-Cases
Have you had rogue employees deploying to the cloud without your knowledge, that is, until something went wrong? Share your worst-case experiences including how you rectified the situation. We want to hear your security horror stories to help other members and potential rogue employees avoid the same pitfalls. The best stories get 200 knowledge points [...]

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2011  5:57 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

AS400 System Value Settings Help?
In our AS400 environment there are several individuals who has *SECADM and *ALLOBJ authority due to some reason, we are trying to investigate few incidents of system value settings which were changed but we don’t who did it, any help or workaround which can lead us to the right path?

Answer Question   |  March 8, 2011  2:56 PM
AS/400, AS/400 administration, AS/400 system administration, AS/400 System Values, Audit and compliance

IIS7 – Grant IIS Manager Permissions (SiteAdmin) per Script
Hi, i want to Create WebSites automatically per script and grant a local group as siteadmin. Create site is ok and works fine with appcmd. But can I grant this IIS Manager permission (SiteAdmin) per script (appcmd ?). I don’t found any solution Thanks for Help! Falk

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2011  8:40 AM
IIS, IIS 7.0, IIS 7.0 configuration, IIS authentication, Windows Server 2008

Using ACL to block traffic from internal LAN
What is an ACL and how can I use one to block traffic from our internal LAN to a remote subnet?

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2011  9:06 PM
ACL, ACL Manager, Internal LAN Domain, LAN, LAN administration, Remote access, Subnet

Multi-Site, single-domain setup question about? Which DC authenticates login’s?
I have a single domain/forest setup. I recently created a second site in active directory and added a domain controller to it. Both DC’s are server 2003. At the new site with the new DC, I run the command “echo %logonserver%” on a workstation, and it replies back with the old domain controller name. This [...]

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2011  7:53 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory Forest, Authentication, Domain Controller, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Forest

TrendMicro vs Symantec experiences
Hi everyone, Some years back, I did a rather exhaustive test to anti-virus software for small to medium business with support for MS Exchange (cleaning and filtering purposes). After some steps and iteractions with vaious products/vendors, TrendMicro and Symantec reached the point of my choosing. My decision was meant to TrendMicro because at the time, [...]

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2011  11:30 PM
Endpoint security, Symantec, Symantec AntiVirus, TrendMicro

What are your favorite cloud security blogs?
You told us what your favorite IT blogs are, now we want to get a little more specific. Do you have any security blogs or cloud security blogs that you go to for the latest threats and solutions? Share your pick by Wednesday, February 9, 2011, and we’ll give you 50 knowledge points!

Answer Question   |  December 30, 2011  8:43 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, Security bloggers, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Storage Area Network Certification
is there a certification for SAN admin? I am a beginner and want to be a SAN admin where do i start?

Answer Question   |  August 9, 2011  5:46 PM
SAN, SAN certificate, SQL Server, Storage Area Networks

What is the” Progam FilesExchsrvrMailrootvsi2UceArchive” folder?
My antivirus scanner found a few viruses with on our exchange server. The files had a .eml extension and they were located in the ” Progam FilesExchsrvrMailrootvsi2UceArchive” folder. I assume they are emails, but what is this folder for and why are there 2GB of .eml files in it?

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2011  5:18 PM
Antivirus software, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration, Windows Server 2003

Free IT Book: Drupal’s Building Blocks
Today’s free IT book is an essential addition to any developer’s library: Drupal’s Building Blocks. Learn how to quickly build web sites with CCK, Views, and Panels, all by answering one of five questions and posting the link to your answer in the discussion area below. A particular IP range cannot access internet through ISA [...]

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2011  3:35 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Drupal, Exchange, Giveaways, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server

Lotus Notes Database encryption
Is Lotus Notes encryption linked to the computer on which it is installed? I just moved to a new computer and now there is no access to the database.

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2011  1:36 PM
Encryption, Encryption key management, Lotus Notes Database

A particular IP range Cannot access internet through ISA 2006
In my organization, we have two ISA servers configured to work in an array. They were configured to allow Internet access from 172.x.x.x series. We had the requirement to allow the Internet from 192.168.x.x series as well. I modified the rule to allow for the same. But in case of 192.168.x.x series always the Default [...]

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2011  7:07 AM
IP range, ISA, ISA 2006, ISA Server, ISA Server configuration

Security certificate in Outlook 2003 and 2007
I am Running Outlook 2007/Outlook 2003 on Windows 7/XP sp3 systems with pop mail from non exchange local e-mail server. The mail servers security certificate expired. I created a new self signed certificate and installed new server certificate on the clients, however I am getting certificate expired popups from Outlook. In IE 8/7 I deleted the [...]

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2011  10:46 PM
Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Security certificate, Windows 7

Pros & cons of SaaS security solutions?
Do you have any suggestions or experience with SaaS for web security solutions? Pros & cons? What considerations should we make before shopping for this sort of solution?

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2011  9:04 PM
Cloud Security, SaaS, SaaS and cloud computing, SaaS evalutaion, SaaS implementation, Web security, Web security software

Security audit of access within Active Directory 2008 network
We need to do a security audit to see what users have access to what within our Active Directory 2008 network. Is there a free tool to help with this and possibly reassign permissions based on rules?

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2011  8:23 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2008, Active Directory security, Network security, Network Security Management, Security Audit

Open IT Forum: Tell us your must-read IT blog or Twitter feed & earn 50 knowledge points!
We’re always looking for great resources to share with the community, so here’s your chance to share what’s in your own bag of tricks! Share your favorite IT blogs or Twitter personalities, what they write about, or a link to a post that taught you something you’ll never forget. Don’t have a favorite tech blog? [...]

Answer Question   |  August 23, 2011  4:25 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Open IT Forum, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows Server