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MC MCSE Newsletter :: 57th Edition :: December 15, 2001
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Wishing all of you a very happy holidays!!!
In this issue:
What�s New @ MC MCSE
Microsoft To Raise Exam Fees
Exam Simulators Review
Cisco Press Product Review
Network+ Update
Security Council
CompTIA Cleaning House
Survey Results
Training Directory Update
At the Boards
First off, we would like to apologize for the technical
problems on our site as of late. We were recently hacked
and lost a lot of data. Normally, this isn�t the end of
the world as long as your web host is doing regular
backups. Ours was not.
3 new labs have been added to our lab section.
These new ones are very cool and are described below:
SEC-001 - Gain illegal access to Microsoft IIS with a
Unicode exploit. Steal an SQL database. Employ the
appropriate countermeasures.
SEC-002 - Subvert a user's laptop using the SubSeven Trojan.
Use the exploited system while logged into the LAN as a
jump station to publish illegal files to an open FTP
Server. Examine log files for illegal network activity.
SEC-005 - Gain illegal access to Microsoft IIS using Rain
Forest Puppy's RDS exploit. Steal the password file and
use a password cracking tool to decrypt it. Examine log
files for illegal network activity.
We have added a new tutorial that discusses the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard included with Windows XP
Our next newsletter will be sent out in HTML format for
those of you who have email clients that are configured to
support this format. The rest of you will continue to
receive our newsletter in this format.
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Microsoft announced today that they will increase
certification exam prices from $100 to $125 effective
January 4, 2002.
We just finished reviewing Exam Simulators practice exam
software for the Windows 2000 track. They currently have
titles available for 8 of the Microsoft exams. This company�s products are very exciting and we suggest
that you read our full review.
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We also just reviewed Cisco Interactive Mentor: Cisco
Internetworking Basics by Cisco Press. An excellent CBT
style of training product for the CCNA exam.
Check out the full review.
CompTIA has announced that the updated Network+ exam will be
released on January 31, 2002. If you wish to take the
Network+ exam on the current exam objectives, you will need
to do so before March 14th, 2002. This is when the current
version will retire.
It has been reported that Microsoft, Novell, Prosoft, Vue,
Prometric and others have formed a �Security Council�
created by CompTIA designed to protect the integrity of
certification programs and deal with braindump sites and
other businesses that are engaged in activities that violate
non-disclosure agreements. The council was created in
partnership with the Association of Test Publishers.
CompTIA is on a tear as of late bringing legal action
against Troy Technologies who has removed all of their
CompTIA "study guides", and has transitioned their
remaining products under a different company name. CompTIA
also recently brought legal action against Cheet Sheets, who
appears to have disappeared completely. MC MCSE commends
CompTIA on their efforts to remove unethical businesses and
hope others (Microsoft) will follow their lead.
Our most recent survey question asked, �How would you rate
your knowledge of security practices and procedures?�. The
results were as follows:
32% - Poor
36% - Fair
22% - Good
10% - Excellent
(of 465 respondents)
If you would like to improve your security knowledge and
skills, taking the 3 new labs mentioned earlier would be a
great place to start.
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Below are the latest additions to our Training Directory
which is designed to help you find the training products and
education that you need to get certified or just improve
your skills. To access the Training Directory, click here.
United States Open University
Online technical degree programs
Toggit.com
MCSE, CompTIA and Cisco practice exam software
Windows 2000 Server On Site
New Book by Joli Ballew
Windows XP Professional: The Ultimate User's Guide
New Book by Joli Ballew
Our forums provide a place where you can get answers to your certification and technical questions. Below are some of our favorite posts since our last newsletter.
Vdub12 is an underpaid webmaster and wanted to know if
getting an MCSE would help ends meet. Read this post at:
Click Here!
Do you need to upgrade a Windows ME machine to Windows 2000?
Read this first. Click Here!
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