Welcome to Deb Shinder's Section

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. She also co-authored the recently released Windows XP: Ask the Experts with Jim Boyce.

Deb is a tech editor, developmental editor and contributor to over 20 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 and the Element K Inside Windows Server Security journal, and authors a weekly column for TechRepublic's Build to Scale newsletter. Her articles are regularly published on TechRepublic's TechProGuild Web site and Windowsecurity.com, and have appeared in print magazines such as Windows IT Pro (formerly Windows & .NET) Magazine. She has authored training material, corporate whitepapers, marketing material, and product documentation for Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, DigitalThink, GFI Software, Sunbelt Software, CNET and other technology companies.

Deb currently specializes in security issues and Microsoft products; she 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 (Mesquite, TX). She may be contacted at deb@shinder.net or via the website at www.shinder.net.

Deb Shinder's Latest Contributions

TMG Firewall Flood Mitigation (Part 1): Date - Feb 07, 2012; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - Security; In this part 1 we'll start the discussion with a short description of flood attacks and how flood attacks can create DoS conditions for the TMG firewall or for hosts that are protected by the TMG firewall.
How to Publish an RDP Server on an Alternate Port using the TMG Firewall: Date - Jan 24, 2012; Section - Tutorials / Publishing; The TMG firewall’s Server Publishing Rules provide you with a lot of flexibility when it comes to controlling how connections will be made to published servers through the firewall. In this article, we'll give an example of this flexibility by publishing an RDP server on an alternate port.
TMG Firewall Web Filtering (Part 2): Date - Jan 10, 2012; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this article, we’ll go into the details on how to configure the TMG firewall’s web filtering feature.
TMG Firewall Web Filtering (Part 1): Date - Dec 20, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this article we'll see how the TMG firewall works together with the Microsoft Reputation Services (MRS) to give you a flexible and real-time method for controlling site access based on policy.
Authenticating Outbound Web Traffic from TMG Firewall Protected Networks: Date - Dec 06, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - Security; In this article, we'll look at how TMG can authenticate outbound web requests and how you configure it to do so.
Deeper Dive into the TMG Firewall Network Templates: Date - Nov 22, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this article, we will talk about the TMG firewall Network Templates.
Selecting the best TMG Firewall Remote Access VPN Protocol for your network: Date - Nov 08, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this article, we'll go over some characteristics of the basic VPN protocols that are supported by Windows Server 2008 R2 and the TMG firewall.
Configuring TMG Web Proxy Client Autodiscovery: Date - Oct 25, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this article, we'll talk about how you can configure the TMG firewall to support web proxy client autodiscovery.
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Site to Site VPN with Threat Management Gateway 2010 (Part 4): Date - Oct 04, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this article we'll walk through the steps of creating a site to site VPN between two TMG firewalls using the L2TP/IPsec VPN protocol.
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Site to Site VPN with Threat Management Gateway 2010 (Part 3): Date - Sep 20, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this article we will install a new server on the branch office network.
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Site to Site VPN with Threat Management Gateway 2010 (Part 2): Date - Sep 06, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this article we will install a new server at the branch office and name it TMGBRANCH. We will then install the TMG firewall software on TMGBRANCH and look at the initial configuration of that software.
Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Site to Site VPN with Threat Management Gateway 2010 (Part 1): Date - Aug 23, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this, part 1 of our two part Test Lab Guide on site to site VPN networking with the TMG firewall, we will create the user account that the remote site will use to authenticate to the TMG1 firewall, and then we'll create the Remote Site Network.
Test Lab Guide (Part 4) - Demonstrate TMG PPTP, L2TP/IPsec and SSTP Remote Access VPN Server (Cont.): Date - Aug 09, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this part four of our series, we'll complete the TMG VPN server Test Lab Guide.
Test Lab Guide (Part 3) - Demonstrate TMG PPTP, L2TP/IPsec and SSTP Remote Access VPN Server (Cont.): Date - Jul 26, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this article we will create a VPN Clients Access Rule.
Test Lab Guide (Part 2) - Demonstrate TMG PPTP, L2TP/IPsec and SSTP Remote Access VPN Server (Cont.): Date - Jul 12, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this article we'll complete the configuration of the VPN server component, so that the VPN clients will have IP addressing information assigned to them by the TMG VPN remote access server and the authentication protocol required by the TMG VPN server is set.
Test Lab Guide (Part 1) - Demonstrate TMG PPTP, L2TP/IPsec and SSTP Remote Access VPN Server: Date - Jun 28, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In part 1 of this latest Test Lab Guide article, you will learn how to configure the TMG firewall as a remote access VPN server that supports PPTP, L2TP/IPsec and SSTP
TMG Back to Basics - Part 8: SafeSearch, URL Filtering and Certificate Revocation Options: Date - Jun 14, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - Alt. Products & Platforms; In this article, we will take a quick look at three key features in the TMG firewall - SafeSearch, URL Filtering and Certificate Revocation.
Test Lab Guide: TMG Core Test Lab: Date - May 24, 2011; Section - Tutorials / General Guides and Articles; In this TMG Core Test Lab Guide module, we'll install a single TMG Enterprise Edition firewall and then install Service Pack 1 and Update 1.
TMG Back to Basics - Part 7: SharePoint Server Publishing: Date - May 10, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; We continue our "back to basics" series for the TMG firewall this week with some coverage of basic SharePoint Server publishing.
TMG Web Proxy Client Concepts and Configuration (Part 2): Date - Apr 26, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this, part 2 of the series, we’ll complete our discussion of the web proxy client.
TMG Web Proxy Client Concepts and Configuration (Part 1): Date - Apr 05, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this article we'll go through some of the details describing the three different types of TMG clients, and then we'll begin a walkthrough of the server-side configuration that influences Web Proxy client behavior.
TMG Firewall Interface Configuration: Date - Mar 22, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this article, we’ll take a look at the interface configuration issues from the perspective of the deployment model for the TMG firewall.
TMG Back to Basics - Part 6: Reports: Date - Mar 01, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; "TMG Back to Basics" is a set of articles designed with the new TMG administrator in mind. We continue our Back to Basic series today with a discussion of the TMG Reporting feature.
TMG Back to Basics - Part 5: Network Objects (Cont.): Date - Feb 15, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this article we'll take a look at how you can create the more complex types of Network Objects.
TMG Back to Basics - Part 4: Network Objects: Date - Feb 01, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; In this article, we’ll take a high level view of the Network Objects available with the TMG firewall and also discuss how you might use them in common scenarios.
Five Dumb Things Admins Do with a TMG Firewall: Date - Jan 18, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; Do’s and don'ts of TMG firewall deployment and administration. Five things you shouldn't do with the TMG firewall.
TMG back to Basics - Part 3: Protocol Definitions: Date - Jan 04, 2011; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; This article reviews TMG’s Protocol Definitions. All firewall rules require a Protocol Definition as part of the rule configuration.
TMG Back to Basics - Part 2: Using the TMG Firewall Log Viewer: Date - Dec 14, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; This article provides an overview of the TMG firewall's logging features.
TMG Back to Basics - Part 1: Server Publishing Rules: Date - Nov 30, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; "TMG Back to Basics" series, is a continuation of the "Controlling Internet Access: A short Primer on TMG Access Rules" series for new TMG administrators. We’ve already covered Web Publishing Rules, Networks and Network Rules, and Access Rules.
UAG Service Pack 1 Release Candidate DirectAccess Overview - Step 1: Clients and GPOs: Date - Nov 16, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; This is the first in a series of articles about UAG SP1 and DirectAccess, in which I’ll go over each of the steps in the UAG DirectAccess wizard and point out some of the new features and configuration options.
UAG DirectAccess the Easy Way: Date - Nov 02, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; Some of the remote access technologies that are used to allow users to access resources on the corporate intranet, then looking closely at DirectAccess and how DirectAccess provides a superior solution for managed clients.
Product Review: BNTC Software's Bandwidth Splitter: Date - Oct 12, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Product Reviews; Deb Shinder reviews BNTC’s Bandwidth Splitter.
More Basics: An Inside Look into TMG Firewall Networks: Date - Oct 05, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; Some of the details behind a TMG firewall Network and all of the other things you can do to control the clients behind a Network after you create it.
Controlling Internet Access: A short Primer on TMG Access Rules - Part 4: TMG Networks and Network Rules: Date - Sep 22, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - Security; Some of the basic concepts used in TMG firewall networking – TMG firewall Networks and TMG firewall Network Rules.
Controlling Internet Access: A Short Primer on TMG Access Rules - Part 3: TMG Firewall Web Publishing Rule Basics: Date - Aug 24, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - Security; Taking a look at the basics in TMG web publishing rules.
Controlling Internet Access: A Short Primer on TMG Access Rules (Part 2): Date - Aug 18, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - Security; Taking a look at the details of Access Rules after they have been created by the wizard.
Controlling Internet Access: a Short Primer on TMG Access Rules (Part 1): Date - Jul 27, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - Security; Some of the basics of Access Rules for new TMG firewall admins.
Overview of the TMG Firewall’s Troubleshooting Node: Date - Jul 06, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; A quick overview of the TMG Firewall’s troubleshooting node.
Running the Web Access Policy Wizard: Date - Jun 15, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; Taking a close look at the Web Access Policy Wizard to find out what it can do for you.
Overview of the Threat Management Gateway Networking Node: Date - Jun 09, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; An overview of the Threat Management Gateway (TMG) networking node.
Checking Out the TMG 2010 Virtual Private Network Server - Part 3: Configuring the TMG Firewall as a L2TP/IPsec Remote Access VPN Server: Date - May 25, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; How to configure the TMG firewall as an L2TP/IPsec VPN server.
Installing and Configuring the Email Hygiene Solution on the TMG 2010 Firewall – Part 5: Configuring Edge Subscription and Testing: Date - May 11, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; How to configure the Edge Subscription feature on the TMG 2010 firewall.
Checking Out the TMG 2010 Virtual Private Network Server - Part 2: Configuring the TMG Firewall as a PPTP Remote Access VPN Server: Date - Apr 20, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; How to configure the firewall to accept PPTP and L2TP/IPsec connections.
Checking Out the TMG 2010 Virtual Private Network Server - Part 1: Overview of VPN Configuration: Date - Apr 06, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; Overview of the VPN configuration in TMG 2010.
Installing and Configuring the Email Hygiene Solution on the TMG 2010 Firewall - Part 4: Configuring Virus and Content Filtering: Date - Mar 16, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; The virus and content filtering features on the TMG 2010 Firewall.
Installing and Configuring the Email Hygiene Solution on the TMG 2010 Firewall - Part 3: Configuring Antispam Policy: Date - Feb 23, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; What is available when configuring the anti-spam features on the TMG 2010 firewall.
Installing and Configuring the E-mail Hygiene Solution on the TMG 2010 Firewall – Part 2: E-Mail Policy: Date - Feb 09, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; How to configure the e-mail protection policy.
Installing Threat Management Gateway 2010 RTM Enterprise Edition (Part 2): Date - Jan 19, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; Some new components for the installation process; more specifically, taking a look at the new Getting Started Wizard.
Installing and Configuring the Email Hygiene Solution on the TMG 2010 Firewall – Part 1: Installation: Date - Jan 06, 2010; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; How to install and configure the email hygiene solution on the TMG 2010 firewall.
Installing Threat Management Gateway 2010 RTM Enterprise Edition: Date - Dec 08, 2009; Section - Tutorials / Configuration - General; Tackling the basics; how to install Microsoft Threat Management Gateway 2010 EE RTM.