Jeff Fellinge is a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and the vice president of information security at aQuantive. He is a CISSP and is the author of IT Administrator's Top 10 Introductory Scripts for Windows (Charles River Media).
Email address: jeff@blackstatic.com
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December 4, 2008
Little Snitch
A host-based outbound firewall for a Mac? You'd be surprised what data leaks Little Snitch can reveal.
Windows IT Pro
November 4, 2008
Mozilla Firefox
If your users absolutely must have Mozilla Firefox for web browsing, consider this proactive approach for preventing security risks from potentially bad Firefox add-ons.
Windows IT Pro
October 8, 2008
SecureZIP
For a compression utitility, PKWARE's SecureZIP has a lot to offer, including support for larger files, a robust digital-certificate–based encryption scheme, and integration with Microsoft Office.
Windows IT Pro
September 19, 2008
SyncToy
Create quick backup or sync jobs between your workstation and a file server with SyncToy—a Microsoft PowerToy that synchronizes data fast and with more customizable options than Robocopy.
Windows IT Pro
September 11, 2008
pfSense
Full-featured firewalls cost too much for small businesses and branch offices, but you can get the same security with pfSense, a stateful open-source firewall and router.
Windows IT Pro
July 24, 2008
ACL on UNIX
For granting fine-grained access rights to files, you might want to check out this package of tools and file systems, ACL, which helps sys admins assign permissions to users and groups on Linux and UNIX systems.
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Pinpoint MetaViewer
Metadata in users' files can cause security problems. Use MetaViewer to reveal the included OLE metadata in Office 2003 and earlier documents, so you’ll know what metadata to secure, change, or scrub.
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Safety Scanner
Microsoft's free service, Safety Scanner, part of the Windows Live OneCare product group, can scan, defrag, and clean files.
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TrueCrypt
TrueCrypt encrypts a container you create on your flash drive, CD-ROM, or hard drive—and it lets you encrypt a hidden volume within another volume to thwart attackers.
Windows IT Pro
December 20, 2007
Flying Buttress
If you use a Mac or are responsible for the security of Macs within your organization, you need to check out Flying Buttress—a tool that allows granular configuration of Apple’s built-in firewall, ipfirewall.
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KeePass
KeePass is a lightweight, open-source password manager that security administrators can use to secure passwords to many different systems in one encrypted file.
Windows IT Pro
June 21, 2007
Virtual Machines and BackTrack
Get comfortable using VMs—a must-have tool for security administrators—by using VMware Server to run the Linux distribution BackTrack, which provides you with more than 300 security tools.
Windows IT Pro
May 17, 2007
Icacls
Icacls is the new and improved version of the Cacls tool. Use this command-line tool to audit, modify, save, and restore file permissions.
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Forefront Client Security
Microsoft Forefront Client Security is an ambitious security product that provides valuable protection against all kinds of malware. SMBs might find installation cumbersome, however.
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