Appendix C, Resources

The following is a list of Trustworthy Computing articles published in the Directions on Microsoft monthly Update since the Sept. 2002 Research Report, “Trustworthy Computing: Making Software More Secure.”

Directions on Microsoft

Security

An overview of End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) terms and why they deter users from installing patches is in “Patch Licenses Pose Hard Choices” on page 7 of the Oct. 2002 Update.

Continuing security efforts within Microsoft are described in “Security Push Continues” and “Severity Level Changes” on page 9 of the Jan. 2003 Update and “Secure PC Effort Continues” on page 9 of the July 2003 Update.

How to quarantine users without current virus software or security updates from a network is described in “Supporting Remote Users with Windows Server 2003” on page 3 of the Mar. 2003 Update.

The Slammer worm and its impact are described in “Slammer Worm: Code Red Déjà Vu” on page 6 of the Mar. 2003 Update.

The increased focus on better security communications is covered in “Security Guides for Windows Server 2003” on page 25 of the June 2003 Update.