Security, who, me? or, "Be upstanding at the (Fore)front"
At the recent UK launch of Windows Server 2008 in Birmingham I talked to a lot of people about Microsoft Forefront. It was astonishing the number of people who hadn't heard of it and thought it was
1. an add-on for office
2. a web design tool
3. something for getting stones out of horses' hooves.
OK, I made that last one up. The point is though that Microsoft have released a suite of security products built to be Integrated, Comprehensive and Simple (to deploy, not in function) and we need to tell people about it.
Briefly we have Client - runs on the clients as the name suggests: Server - provides a central solution and can, among other things use multiple anti-virus engines: and Edge - a combination of Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) and Internet Application Gateway (IAG). Forefront is also available for Exchange and SharePoint. The roadmap is here
More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/forefront and the Forefront team blog at http://blogs.technet.com/forefront/
DVDs containing Hands-On-Labs are also available as well as evaluations of the products.
Security is everybody's concern and with the advent of the most secure Windows platforms ever (Vista and Server 2008) it surely makes sense to go for a comprehensive solution that compliments it.
More to follow ....
I am a Technology Specialist with a particular focus on management and security. I have been in IT for more than 15 years and have been lucky enough to be involved in the development and growth of many things we take for granted. In particular the growth of the internet and the associated technologies.
With the arrival of faster and better operating systems and greater connectivity than ever before, it has never been more challenging and exciting to keep pace with digital life.
