Register here for webcasts on using Forefront and Windows solutions to better secure collaboration and messaging applications.
May 5, 1-2:30 PM PST
Secure Collaboration using AD RMS, MOSS and AD FS
Learn all about the different Trust Relationships provided by Active Directory Rights Management Services to securely collaborate with external parties. In this session we will drill down on how to provide extranet access to Information Rights Management (IRM) protected documents stored on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), providing external people Single Sign-On(SSO), and delegating the account management to the external parties.
May 6, 1-2 PM PST
Security for Exchange and SharePoint - what's not in the box?! (Level 200)
Done implementing SharePoint or Exchange? There's more you can do! Spend an hour with us walking through the Identity and Security products and solutions that help make deployments more secure. We'll spend time discussing Forefront Security, The Intelligent Application Gateway, Internet Security and Acceleration Server, Rights Management Services and Identity Lifecycle Manager.
May 7, 1-2:30 PM PST
SharePoint Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 Integration with Active Directory Rights Management Services (Level 400)
Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services provides the capability to users to protect documents by providing granular permissions to them. This presentation provides an overview of Forefront Security for Exchange and Forefront Security for SharePoint technologies. Learn how Microsoft SharePoint 2007 can be configured and used to implement automatic document protection at the MOSS Document Library level and how Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP1 Pre-licensing Fetching provides more flexibility to roaming users using AD RMS.
One of the news items we announced with the April 16 introduction of the Business Ready Security strategy was the update/renaming of Exchange Hosted Filtering. The service is now called Forefront Online Security for Exchange (FOSE.) It is the first Forefront Online service, providing protection of inbound and outbound email - including Exhange and other solutions - from spam, viruses, phishing and email policy violation. The FOSE service level agreements include Five 9s uptime, email delivery of < 1 minute, 100% protection vs. known email viruses, capture of 98% of all inbound spam and less than 1 in 250k false positives.
FOSE received a lot of press attention with our announcement prior to the RSA Conference, such as this article on CNET.
Below is a diagram of the service.
Hi all – Doug Leland here, general manager of the Identity and Security Business Group. Today at the Microsoft Management Summit vice president Bob Kelly spoke about cloud computing. He outlined Microsoft’s investments and provided guidance to help customers understand their options as they incorporate the cloud into their future plans, whether it is through “private clouds,” “public clouds,” or a combination. You can read an article about this and view the keynote or a related webcast on-demand.
I wanted to provide some additional information about our efforts to help customers maintain security with cloud infrastructure.
As part of our Business Ready Security strategy, we are taking a comprehensive approach to security across on-site and cloud infrastructure. This encompasses protection, access and management, all built around user identity and integrated with a highly secure, interoperable platform for a broad set of partner solutions.
Identity is a core part of our strategy, because it allows for more contextual protection and access to information and resources. With our Forefront platform, on-premise identities, such as those in Active Directory, work with cloud services. That enables simplified, secure user access to applications, such as Exchange, regardless of where the application is hosted.
Forefront's identity provisioning/de-provisioning and access management empower customers to integrate their investments in Active Directory and existing identities with cloud infrastructure. And, with solutions like Rights Management Services, in the future customers will be able to enforce persistent, identity-based policies around data anywhere it is stored, sent, or accessed - including the cloud.
We are delivering both standalone security services and security technologies within Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure. Forefront Online Security for Exchange is an example of a standalone service solution, providing email security for both on premise Exchange Server and Exchange Online (and other on-premise messaging systems.) Another example is System Center Online Desktop Manager, introduced today and available in beta by the end of the year. It is an integrated security and management tool that will provide desktop management capabilities in the form of an online service.
We are also providing fundamental identity components for Microsoft cloud services, such as the Azure Services Platform. The Microsoft Services Connector, for example, extends identities from on premises systems to cloud services. The .Net Access Control Service issues and manages identity “claims.” Both are based on “Geneva,” an open platform for simplified user access that works across organization boundaries for on-premise and cloud-based applications. Beta 2 of “Geneva” will be available soon.
I hope this information is helpful. Let us know if you have questions or comments.
Doug
Here's a quick video from the RSA Conference last week, grabbed from the Windows Security Blog. JG Chirapurath, director for MS Identity and Security, discusses how Forefront Client Security in "Stirling," Forefront Unified Access Gateway, and Windows Cardspace (part of "Geneva") all enhance the Windows 7 security experience.
Last week, as part of introducing the Business Ready Security strategy, we publicly released beta 2 of Forefront codename "Stirling.".
“Stirling” is an integrated security suite that delivers comprehensive protection across endpoint, application servers, and the edge. It also integrates with existing infrastructure software, such as Active Directory, System Center, and Network Access Protection, for better protection and reduced complexity.
Go here to download and evaluate with trial software or pre-configured virtual machines. Below is a video demo worth watching, too. Stay tuned for more info on "Stirling," such as the Security Assessment Sharing capabilities that enable interoperability with partner solutions.