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Exploring The Windows Firewall
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over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Mobility has changed computer threats and the techniques that guard against them. As laptops wander outside the perimeter and come back to the network, you need better ways to protect your systems. Find out how you can use Windows Firewall to protect...
Keys to Protecting Data with BitLocker Drive Encryption
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over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
BitLocker serves two very important purposes: it provides both full-volume data encryption and a way to validate the integrity of early startup components before Windows Vista starts. Check out this TechNet Magazine article for an overview of how BitLocker...
Take a Tour Through the Features and User Interface of Forefront Client Security
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over 7 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Microsoft Forefront Client Security provides three important functions: protection, control, and reporting. This TechNet Library topic introduces the Forefront Client Security user interface and discusses the major features in more detail. As this library...
The Struggle to Protect Enterprise Data
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over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
The problem of enterprise data protection is so big, companies have just begun wrapping their arms around it. Most experts and customers admit that in most companies the process of tracking down every piece of valuable company data -- and applying the...
Inside Windows Vista User Account Control
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over 7 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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User Account Control (UAC) is an often misunderstood feature in Windows Vista, see online article by Mark Russinovich on TechNet: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/UAC/default.aspx Urs
Multiple password policies in Active Directory
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
With Windows Server 2008 ("Longhorn"), it will be possible for the first time to have different password policies in the same domain. Very good reading on that topic, but I hope that we will make the "user interface" a bit easier until RTM. ;-) http...
The new Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
The new Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) tool from Microsoft, by Derek Melber. http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Using-Advanced-Group-Policy-Management-Protect-GPOs.html Urs
Profiling an Operating System
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Very interesting online article about the profiling of an opearing system. http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Profiling-Operating-System-Part1.html Urs
How Software is Built - Interview with Michael Howard
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
How Software is Built - Interview with Michael Howard, senior security program manager in the Security Engineering team at Microsoft: http://howsoftwareisbuilt.com/2007/06/24/michael-howard-microsoft-interview/ Urs
DNS Publishing Scenarios (with ISA Server)
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
DNS issues come up quite a bit on web boards and mailing list. Recently there have been a flurry of questions related to DNS publishing. This could be because of the recent attacks to the root DNS servers or because of the Windows DNS server vulnerability...
A push to standards for network forensics
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
A push to standards for network forensics By Beth Rosenberg, Network World, 06/20/07 Digital forensics is still a young science. That newness, coupled with the fast-changing world of computer technology, has resulted in a taxonomy and methodology for...
Cybersecurity standards developments guidance to cybersecurity architects
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over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
New online tool charts cybersecurity standards developments essential guidance to cybersecurity architects ITU has developed an online tool to keep track of crucial ICT security standards work through a single access point. For the first time, ICT security...
Uncover security design flaws using the STRIDE approach
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
The Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) threat modeling process has evolved over the last few years to be simpler and faster to apply. In this MSDN article, the authors provide both guidance and examples of how to threat model effectively and efficiently...
Windows Live ID vulnerability (comments and status)
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Microsoft has become aware of a bug in the e-mail verification portion of the registration process for new Windows Live ID accounts. A way has been found to successfully complete the "verification" process for an e-mail address that the user does not...
Security Tip: Read the EULA… No, Really Read It! ;-)
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Data protection policies need to be well thought out and consider not only the systems in direct control of the business, but also the credentials by which employees can access those systems remotely. Beyond policy, though, awareness is a key element...
Privacy resources update
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services In response to requests from customers, partners, ISVs, educators, advocates, and regulators, Microsoft created a public set of privacy guidelines for developing software products and services...
Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs
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over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
The Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs provides tested guidance and powerful tools to help customers protect their organizations’ most vulnerable data—the information residing on their laptops. Free and available on TechNet, the Toolkit has four components...
Microsoft Security Assessment Tool Version 3.0
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of the Microsoft Security Assessment Tool Version 3.0. The new version of the tool offers improved functionality and an improved customer and partner experience, including resource toolkits that contain supporting...
Information Operations and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
A good overview of information warfare: http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL31787.pdf Urs
Spammers establishing use of artificial intelligence
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Though security industry experts were freely predicting the death of spam several years ago, the arrival of image-based attacks has resulted in a stunning renaissance in the volumes of unwanted e-mail reaching end-users' inboxes. And while filtering technologies...
Forefront Next Generation - "Stirling"
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
As I have mentioned in a blog entry yesterday, we have officially launched the Forefront and System Center product family in Switzerland, But we also have already announced the next generation of the Forefront security products codename "Sterling"! No...
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (H2 2006)
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
We published the second Security Intelligence Report. Now, you might ask, why this is significant. Think about the data sources, we build the report on: Since FY05 the Malicious Software Removal Tool was run over 5 Billion times and removed more than...
Microsoft Malware Protection Portal (preview)
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
We have released a preview of our Malware Protection Portal, which will go live this summer. You can find it here: http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/ Feedback is definitely welcome... Urs
The Bluetooth Keyboard Mystery: Solved. - Michael Howard [FUN]
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
In a IT world, it's not the gardener, it's the cleaner!!! Once again... Funny story about a bluetooth device... ;-) http://blogs.msdn.com/michael_howard/archive/2007/06/05/the-bluetooth-keyboard-mystery-solved.aspx Urs
Launch of Microsoft Forefront and Systemcenter in Switzerland
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Take control! We have yesterday officially launched the Microsoft Forefront and the Microsoft System Center Product Family in the Trafo event hall in Baden. Not only that these are great products, for me, the integration and combination of security and...
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