DEBRA LITTLEJOHN SHINDER is a technology consultant, trainer and writer who has authored a number of books on computer operating systems, networking, and security. These include Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook, published by Syngress, and Computer Networking Essentials, published by Cisco Press. She is co-author, with her husband, Dr. Thomas Shinder, of Troubleshooting Windows 2000 TCP/IP and the best-selling Configuring ISA Server 2000, ISA Server and Beyond and Configuring ISA Server 2004.
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Deb is also a tech editor, developmental editor and writer to over twenty additional books on subjects such as the Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 MCSE exams, CompTIA Security+ exam and TruSecure?s ICSA certification. She formerly edited the Brainbuzz A+ Hardware News and currently edits Sunbelt Software?s WinXP News (www.winxpnews.com) and Element K's Inside Windows Server Security journal. Her articles are regularly published on TechRepublic?s TechProGuild site and Windowsecurity.com, and have appeared in print magazines such as Windows IT Pro (Windows & .NET) Magazine. She has authored training material, corporate whitepapers, marketing material, and product documentation for Microsoft Corporation, GFI Software, Hewlett-Packard, DigitalThink, Sunbelt Software, CNET and other technology companies.
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Deb currently specializes in security issues and Microsoft products; she has been an MCSE since 1998 and has been awarded Microsoft?s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status in Windows Server Security. A former police officer and police academy instructor, she lives and works in the Dallas-Ft Worth area and teaches computer networking and security and occasional criminal justice courses at Eastfield College in Mesquite, TX.
When you set up the first network for a small business, you may not give much thought to how the company’s growth will affect your IP addressing scheme. By planning ahead at the beginning, you can ensure that you have plenty of addresses available to meet your organization’s growing needs.
Managers and IT departments often rush to deploy the latest and greatest software without considering the need to train end-users in its use. A scalable end-user training strategy will make your new software deployment both a more cost effective and a happier experience for everyone involved.
Getting new and better technology is great, but making the transition – especially when the company is also growing, downsizing or restructuring – can be painful. Here’s how an organized upgrade strategy can ease that pain.
Outlook’s collaboration features allow you to create and distribute custom forms to collect information. Walk through the steps for creating custom forms containing specified information fields.
Learn to use the cipher utility with confidence. This Daily Drill Down walks you through using every cipher switch and shows you exactly what happens in the real world when you use these switches.
When your server goes down, what do you do? Panic? Not anymore. With the help of TechProGuild and Debra Littlejohn Shinder, you’ll have a handy guide to quickly help you bring that server back to life.
If you are serious about computer/network security, then you must have a solid understanding of authentication methods. Debra Littlejohn Shinder takes a moment to lay out the role authentication plays in a security plan.
To thoroughly understand routing, you need to understand routing tables. In this Daily Feature, Deb Shinder explains how routing tables are used, the information they contain, and how to view and configure a routing table.
