You are running:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

Also,

• You have a computer that is running one of the operating systems that is mentioned in the “Applies to” section.
• The computer is joined to a domain.
• The computer has a Gigabit network adapter installed.

And you see:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: NETLOGON
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5719
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: Server
Description:
No Domain Controller is available for domain <domain name> due to the following: There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request. Make sure that the computer is connected to the network and try again. If the problem persists, please contact your domain administrator.

Then go here to find out what the problem is and fix it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938449

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

In this great article by Kevin Colby from Secure Vantage Technologies, Inc, Kevin talks about how to integrate your current WSUS and Configuration Manager infrastructure with your Forefront Client Security deployment.

The instructions are clear and there are helpful screenshots too. Check it out at:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd185652.aspx

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

Mike Chan, Product Manager for Forefront Server for Exchange (FSE), gives details around some of the new features in the next version of FSE and Stirling.  Here’s a little more about how the interview breaks down:

• [3:14] Exchange Hosted Filtering (EHF) vs Exchange on-premise - Decisions around, advantages of, and where we are headed with our solution
• [7:03] White listing with FSE and Stirling – implementation, automation, and a “Super reputation service”
• [13:30] Whiteboard session of mail flow with EHF and Stirling
• How Stirling can help with transition between EHF & On-Premise.
• Example of how Forefront Stirling uses ESAS to further secure your environment

Check out this TechNet Edge video of Mike Chan at:

http://edge.technet.com/Media/Forefront-Server-for...tures/

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Special thanks to David Tesar for getting Mike to do this for us!

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

There’s no doubt that UAC is a valuable tool for securing a PC. However, there are users who may prefer to go without UAC security and need a way to quickly and easily disable it. Here’s one method you can use to disable UAC on your Windows Vista computer:

1. Click Start, type msconfig, and then press Enter. The System Configuration tool opens.

2. Click the Tools tab.

3. Click Disable UAC and then click Launch.

A command window appears, and shortly thereafter, a notification bubble appears informing you that UAC is disabled. Restart your computer to apply the change.

To re-enable UAC with Msconfig.exe, follow the preceding steps, clicking Enable UAC instead of Disable UAC.

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a brand-new security feature available in the Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems that provides an elegant solution for the “lost laptop” situation that no enterprise wants to admit to. Join this webcast to learn from some of the experiences in deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption to the desktops of some of the world’s largest companies. Discover the questions to ask before deploying BitLocker Drive Encryption, tips to ease deployment, and security guidance for ensuring a secure BitLocker Drive Encryption deployment.

Presenter: Richard Lewis, Security Architect, Microsoft Corporation

View the Webcast at:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDeta...ode=US

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

Security of an application is in large part directly dependent on the underlying host configuration on which the application is deployed. In this webcast, we focus on a tool aimed at securing the host operating system for application deployment, developed by the Microsoft Information Security group. The tool provides automated analysis of host configuration based on a security checklist.

Presenter: Anil Kumar Revuru, Senior Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
Anil Kumar Revuru (RV) currently works for Microsoft as a security technologist, where he is responsible for architecting security tools. Among various tools he has worked on is the Microsoft Threat Analysis and Modeling tool, which he architected and led development. In his previous role at Microsoft, Anil conducted security design reviews, threat modeling, and application, source code assessments. Anil has also helped Fortune 100 clients evaluate the security of their software products and applications.

Check out this Webcast at:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDeta...ode=US

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

“Windows® HPC Server 2008 is a cost-effective, high-performance computing (HPC) solution. One of its primary advantages is that Windows HPC Server 2008 can be deployed, managed, and extended using familiar Windows tools and technologies. This also means that the foundation for securing Windows HPC Server 2008 is the same as that for securing Windows Server® 2008, and can be executed by taking advantage of resources such as the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide.

In addition to the broad guidance offered by the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide, there are elements of security unique to HPC, and the cluster architecture can be a significant contributor to its overall security. Consider the two types of computers in a compute cluster. The head node is the controlling node, which is represented by the server that will perform all security checks and orchestrate the operation of the rest of the compute nodes. The second type of server is the compute node; this is where work is actually performed. The head node can also be a compute node, but this is usually only the case for small clusters of less than 10 nodes…”

for more information, check out the rest of the article at:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd339638.aspx

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

Check out the demo in this Tech•Ed Online interview with the Group Product Manager behind the Microsoft Security Assessment Tool. Through the easy-to-use assessment process, you will find prioritized tasks with industry guidance, best practices, and recommendations to resolve security issues identified in the detailed reports.

http://microsofttech.fr.edgesuite.net/TechEdOnline...gh.wmv

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

Windows HPC Server 2008 offers streamlined workflow, reduced idle time, and accelerated R&D.

It’s a fact: Windows HPC Server 2008 (HPCS) combines the power of the Windows Server platform with rich, out-of-the-box functionality to help improve the productivity and reduce the complexity of your HPC environment. Windows HPC Server 2008 can efficiently scale to thousands of processing cores and provides a comprehensive set of deployment, administration, and monitoring tools that are easy to deploy, manage, and integrate with your existing infrastructure.

A wide range of software vendors, in various verticals, have been designing their applications to work seamlessly with Windows HPC Server 2008, so that users can submit and monitor jobs from within familiar applications without having to learn new or complex user interfaces. When you download the 180-day trial software, you’re also automatically registered to receive valuable resources delivered at convenient intervals throughout the software evaluation period.

Download your trial version over at:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/cc835241.aspx

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)

Project Codename Sundance is designed to provide you with an end-to-end solution to help you plan, deploy, and monitor security baselines of Windows® operating systems and 2007 Microsoft® Office applications.

By participating in this Beta review program, you can provide timely feedback about the project guidance to our team so that we can ensure that it meets your needs when released!

Check it out on the Microsoft Connect site at:

https://connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx...=10295

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D., MCSE
Sr. Consultant / Technical Writer

Prowess Consulting www.prowessconsulting.com
PROWESS CONSULTING | Microsoft Forefront Security Specialist
Email: tshinder@isaserver.org
MVP — Forefront Edge Security (ISA/TMG/IAG)