Configuresoft Hosts International Seminar Series on Security Configuration Management.Business Editors WOODLAND PARK, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 Six City Tour Focuses on Managing Configurations for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 2000 Networks to Prevent Security Vulnerabilities Configuresoft, the Windows NT/2000 configuration management company, today announced a six-city international seminar series on managing the security configurations of Windows NT and Windows 2000 networks. The series, Secure Your Enterprise: Managing Security in a Windows NT/2000 Enterprise, will focus on how enterprises can enforce strong security policies and prevent security vulnerabilities by proactively monitoring, managing and standardizing system configurations from one central point. These free half-day seminars will provide an overview of configuration management concepts, challenges and approaches. Attendees will learn how they can gain a complete and centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. view of the security configurations for every server and workstation in their Windows NT and Windows 2000 networks - and proactively monitor and manage these settings to reduce the risk of security breaches. Topics covered will include Group memberships, Account Policies, Auditing levels, HotFix information, key Registry security items, share level and NTFS (NT File System) An optional file system for Windows NT, 2000 and XP operating systems. NTFS is the more advanced file system, compared to FAT32. It improves performance and is required in order to implement numerous security and administrative features in the OS. level permission assignments, Trust Relationships including Windows 2000 transitive trusts An automatic trust association between parent and child domains and between root domains in a Windows Active Directory forest. For example, if domain A trusts B, and B trusts C, then A automatically trusts C. See forests and trees. , and User Rights. The seminars will include a case study demonstration of the Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM (1) (Enterprise Change Management) See version control and configuration management. (2) (Error Correcting Mode) A Group 3 fax capability that can test for errors within a row of pixels and request retransmission. ) product, and how it can quickly perform security audits across an entire enterprise to proactively identify and correct security problems before systems can be compromised. The case study will also illustrate how ECM can alert administrators when critical settings are changed to ensure potential security risks do not go undetected, and empower IS personnel to proactively manage security configurations and take corrective actions A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or before problems arise. Seminar Schedule Secure Your Enterprise: Managing Security in a Windows NT/2000 Enterprise seminars will be held in the following cities: Frankfurt, Germany: Monday, February 19 Brussels, Belgium: Wednesday, February 21 London, England: Friday, February 23 San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] : Thursday, March 1 Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the : Tuesday, March 13 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New York: Thursday, March 22 To register, visit www.configuresoft.com/seminars.html, write to sales@configuresoft.com, or fax us at 719-447-4601 About Enterprise Configuration Manager ECM centralizes and automates the labor-intensive task of monitoring, managing, and auditing the hardware and software configurations of Windows NT/2000 systems deployed in large enterprise networks or Web server farms. ECM enables enterprises to efficiently and cost-effectively standardize server, workstation and mobile system configurations, and keep them in compliance, to minimize downtime, prevent security vulnerabilities, accelerate problem resolution, reduce help desk calls and enhance system performance. ECM can identify and help correct configuration problems before users even know they exist. Company Background Founded in 1999, Configuresoft, Inc. develops software that centralizes, automates, and dramatically lowers the cost of desktop, notebook, and server configuration management for Windows NT/2000-based networks and web sites. The company's products are designed specifically for, and run natively on, Windows NT/2000. Configuresoft's customers are Fortune 5000 companies that are deploying or planning to deploy large Windows NT/2000-based infrastructures. Configuresoft is privately held and headquartered in Woodland Park, Colorado Woodland Park is a city in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Many residents in this bedroom community, which is surrounded by the Pike National Forest, make the 17-mile commute to Colorado Springs. Ute Pass lies 12 miles to the west of Woodland Park on US 24. . To contact Configuresoft, call 719.447.4600, visit us on the Web at http://www.configuresoft.com/, or write to info@configuresoft.com. |
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