From:                     ITG Support Announcements

Sent:                      Wednesday, May 17, 2000 1:40 AM

To:                         ITG Support Announcements

Subject:                 http://MSSecure

***M?crosöft Confidential***

MSSecure .75 Beta

 

Wanna improve the security of your PC, Home computer or Home LAN?

 

The Information Security team needs your help in piloting a vulnerability detection tool, MSSecure.  MSSecure is a tool that can be downloaded to a desktop, home machine, and/or lab machine to scan and detect vulnerabilities on these systems. 

 

How does MSSecure work? 

All scans are performed locally on the machine to prevent exposing sensitive information across the network.  In addition, if vulnerabilities are found, MSSecure provides information on how to correct them.

 

Where can I run MSSecure? 

The Information Security team encourages you to download and run this application on your home systems, home LAN or any other machine with Windows NT or Windows 2000 used to connect to the corporate network and/or the Internet. This application is designed to download quickly, within seconds, even if connected via a slow analog RAS link. 

 

Note: This application is not targeted for deployment on application servers.  The scan itself does not effect the server, it simply gives you an assessment of the known vulnerabilities; however, if you choose to modify some of the security settings, such as “Restricted Anonymous”, it may impact access to your application.  The modifications on the client machine should not impact your application.

 

Where can I access MSSecure? 

MSSecure can be found at <http://mssecure>, or by visiting the InfoSec web portal <http://infosecweb> and clicking on the MSSecure logo. 

 

·      The Index page provides information on all the scans that MSSecure performs. 

·      Click the “Scan Now” button on the MSSecure home page to begin scanning your computer for security vulnerabilities.

·      After the scan the Reports table provides information on how to correct any vulnerability detected (click on the hyper link for that scan).

 

Where to go to submit Feedback?  

·      Please use the Feedback tab on the MSSecure web site to provide comments or suggestions to the development team. 

·      For bugs reporting or if you encounter any issues downloading the control or changing your system settings, please contact the Helpdesk via the web at <http://mseweb/helpdesk/> or phone at x65000.

 

Thank you,

 

Information Security