Re: PCanywhere: security of it and operation over DSL/cable modems

2002-07-23 Thread Bill Barrett
I currently use remote access to get to my PC and servers from my home over my cable modem. I used to use PC Anywhere to access my PC but since I got XP and it has Terminal Services built in, I use that. We use VPN connection into our network to provide the security for the link. [EMAIL

Re: books on digital privacy?

2002-04-18 Thread Bill Barrett
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: greetings everyone, I am planning on writing a research paper on digital privacy. It's only a highschool level research paper, so it isn't a huge project. My question is, can anyone recomend any good books involving computer privacy related material including

Re: RE: Windows 98 lockdown

2002-04-05 Thread Bill Barrett
This is not entirely accurate. You can use 3rd party software to lock down win9x systems such as gs98 from ARC software [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: windows98 was never meant to be a corporate orientated dekstop internetworking OS, it was meant to be a home user platform or very small offices, as

Re: Disk Wiping Utilities

2002-03-28 Thread Bill Barrett
Try AutoClave http://staff.washington.edu/jdlarios/autoclave/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am looking for a good utility to erase all hard drives in a machine to a DOD standard. I would prefer a FREE utility as this is a government agency and I try to keep costs down. I have read that

Re: help w/ security policies!

2002-03-26 Thread Bill Barrett
Not all that long ago I was in a similar position at a previous employer. I found a good resource in a book called e-policy: How to Develop Computer, E-mail, and Internet Guidelines to Protect Your Company and its Assets by Michael R. Overly. It has guidelines and suggestions for creating a

Re: RE: Encryption Basics

2002-03-03 Thread Bill Barrett
. Tech [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: February 26, 2002 3:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Bill Barrett Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Encryption Basics Recommending a book like applied cryptography to a beginner is like giving a 3 year old a car and telling them to drive

Re: RE: Encryption Basics

2002-03-01 Thread Bill Barrett
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -Original Message- From: Erik Tayler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] And I concur with Bill about people referencing others to Google (or other engines for that matter). It hardly demonstrates that you are trying to help someone. Actually I would have to

Re: Encryption Basics

2002-02-28 Thread Bill Barrett
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Found the link. http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/ You can also download Applied Cryptography for free. I can't remember where but I have done it myself. I had the whole book, but I wiped my hard drives. Trevor - Original Message - From: Bill Barrett [EMAIL

Re: Encryption Basics

2002-02-26 Thread Bill Barrett
You know these kind of relpies really annoy me. For the beginner a google search will turn up lots of resouces, many of them with incorrect information. It can be very intimidateing for those just starting out in the field. We that know more should help those that are tring to learn. After all

Re: as/400 Domino

2002-02-08 Thread Bill Barrett
No system like that should be left out on the internet like that without a firewall. While I don't personally know of a way to break into this system you can be sure that somebody out there does, and they are just as likely to be malicious as not. Personally I wouldn't want my corporate data

Re: Naming Conventions of Servers and Security

2002-02-08 Thread Bill Barrett
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the security communities recommendation on naming servers? Is it safe to name a server by the function the server provides? There's two vastly opposed views on server