So I want to take a second to vent. First, I recognize that I work for Microsoft and before the whole Trustworthy Computing thing (which hit it's 5 year anniversary this week) the concept of security and Microsoft was the brunt of several jokes. Not hurting...

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! As if you didn’t have enough to worry about with last minute shopping, snow days, etc. this December….now you have some new e-Discovery procedures to worry about. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), amended...

Today is a big day for Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing team! It's the release of the Windows Vista One Year Vulnerability Report composed by my good friend and teammate, Jeff Jones . First let me just put to rest any kind " of course it's favorable...

The current buzz in the technology industry is all about this idea of Cloud Computing. It goes by many many names but we’ll just stick with this one to eliminate confusion. Sure, it’s a great idea and vendors are talking about “moving your data to the...

The short answer is YES! However, I'm not going to be confined to a single breakout room like I was last year. (ESPNism: " You cannot stop him, you can only hope to contain him .") If you remember, we had such a huge amount of folks wanting to get into...

This is something that I’ve been attempting to do for quite awhile, but as you can imagine, traveling every week precludes a lot of testing. Now that I’ve got a few weeks to play with this stuff, do expense reports, and remember where my house is….I’m...

I'm not Michael Howard . My software development background consisted of struggling through my two C++ classes in my undergraduate MIS program. Sure, I managed to convince my professors that I knew what a virtual function was and how it all worked, but...

Hopefully you were able to join me for a terrific two weeks of webcasts!! In 8 sessions we covered every layer of the security model known as "defense in depth". For those of you who missed out on the great fun we had, here's a way to go and check out...

A good buddy of mine and fellow Texan runs this little 'ol blog, which is one of the Top 5 blogs hosted on TechNet. His name is Keith Combs and he, like his blahg , is a pretty amazing technical guru. When it came time to research the laptop I'm carrying...

This is just too awesome to miss. I always enjoy a good video, especially when it relates to security. I just recently bought a new SUV (traded in the 2004 Mustang GT convertible) with the new baby and now I’m very sad that I forgot to ask for this option...

Well, I’m in Auckland, New Zealand to speak at Microsoft Tech-Ed New Zealand 2006 and I’m excited! It’s much cooler over here, being it’s winter. As you can imagine, it was a really long flight from Dallas. Luckily I had a really...

(Info taken directly from the Windows Vista Team Site . I've saved you a click. Introducing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 In addition to regular Windows Vista updates, application compatibility improvements, and device driver improvements, Windows Vista...

Well, if you've been following along...we talked about who the insiders are and the metrics behind economic espionage. We've discussed why they do it and how they get the data. But I know this probably hasn't been very technical for most of you. Today...

That's not a question. It's a statement. If you've ever spoken to me, or visited this blog previously, you know I'm about one of the most fanatic Green Bay Packers fans around. I don't have a single Brett Favre jersey.....I have three. I don't have a...

Well, I'm sitting in the (very nice) Qantas Business Class Lounge here at the Auckland Airport, and I'm happy to report that the two events that were delivered in Australia and New Zealand were a huge success! Both events were sold out, and I can see...

Well, if you've been in the information security business for more than just a few months, you probably know who Kevin Mitnick is. In case you are just joining us, he's one of the most world renown, hacker-turned-security speaker. He even started Mitnick...

...for a terrific presentation at Tech-Ed 2007 in Orlando!! That's right...in conjunction with the Dallas FBI CyberCrime Team, I'm going to be conducting a session based on the new Microsoft Fundamental Computer Investigation Guide for Windows. Here's...

Today I'm in Denver speaking at the 2007 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. The topic? A little thing I put together entitled "Bad Things Do Happen to Good People: Adding a Security Offering to your Partner Business". Here's the jist of the session...

Okay….you now see the power that I possess! Apparently the U.S. Governement reads my blog and has banned the import of Vegemite . I would also like to add that I would like to see rush hour traffic halted, the mandatory use of debit cards in long...

Well, I am long overdue in posting this and I apologize. As many of you are aware, I spend about 70% of my time on the road doing international travel, so I'm usually trying to figure out how to say, "Take me to the < insert hotel chain here > hotel...

Another semester in the bag. I finished my last Information Assurance course in graduate school this past week. The class was on Trusted Systems and we spent a lot of time discussing the Common Criteria, the ratings, mandatory vs discretionary access...

Well, in case you don’t subscribe, I’m now the official editor of the Microsoft Technical Audience Security Newsletter . It’s nice to actually get a security professional as the actual owner of the newsletter, and hopefully I’ll be able to weed out the...

Frantic in Dallas I’m back…after a long absence. The last 3 months or so have been crazy in my life. After my trip to London and Edinburgh in mid-September, I returned home patiently awaiting the delivery of our son in late-October. We went to the doctor...

UPDATE : I got your emails about there being a problem with this Silverlight video (thanks Doug!), so I re-rendered and have re-posted the video. Nothing stinks worse than having the movie go out in mid-series! OH YES! I actually had the privilege yesterday...

This wraps up the 4-part series where I discuss physical security at Microsoft with one of the guys who keeps you safe when you visit Redmond or any other of the many Microsoft campuses around the world. Thanks Johnny for making us all feel safe when...