News from PANUG   - January 24, 2001
http://www.panug.org

eMICROSOFT
It's a bad day for Microsoft's Internet presence. If you haven't noticed,
Microsoft's Internet sites are down. Their DNS servers respond to
pings but they don't answer DNS queries. Microsoft uses four DNS
servers and they're all down.These servers run Microsoft DNS
server software and the rumors are that they were attacked but this
is unconfirmed.

Other big computer company sites are up and working including
Apple, IBM, Novell and Sun.

The hacker/attacker communities have been talking recently about
the Microsoft anti-trust case and the likelihood that George Bush
will either have the case dropped or have the penalty softened. They
don't want this to happen and may step up their cyber attacks on
Microsoft. Today may have been such an attack.

This may be a good time for you to review the security of your Internet
site. Coincidentally, PANUG is hosting two one-day classes in
February that will teach you how to do just that.

DNS AND FIREWALL TRAINING
PANUG is hosting two classs in February. The "DNS Boot Camp" is
Monday, February 26 and the "Mastering Firewalls" class is Tuesday,
February 27. Both classes are held at Novell's office in Tigard.

The DNS Boot Camp class covers DNS concepts and how to
deploy and configure DNS servers. Emphasis is placed on
reliability and security so your DNS servers survive an attack.
The class covers BIND, TinyDNS and Microsoft's DNS. You'll
receive a 100 page course workbook.

The Firewalls class covers firewall concepts and configuring
firewalls. The class begins with an overview of Internet-related
protocols such as IP, TCP, UDP and ICMP. You'll learn how
attackers exploit these protocols and how a firewall can be
configured to protect your network. The class focuses on the
built-in firewall feature of Linux called IP Chains. However, the
concepts you learn can be applied to any firewall. You'll
receive a 75 page course workbook.

You can attend each class for $195. PANUG members earn
a $15 discount.

More information will appear on the PANUG web site soon.