Roger's Security Blog

As Chief Security Advisor of Microsoft EMEA - lets share interesting security information

September, 2010

  • Most Popular Usernames and Passwords

    No clue what the source is but if they are right, it is scary: DRG SSH Username and Password Authentication Tag Clouds Roger
  • “Chat with me” works again!

    Quite a while ago, I implemented the possibility for people chatting with me via MSN Messenger on the web. I actually created a web-page to do so: Chat with me! The whole idea was kicked-off by a colleague of mine, called Gerhard Göschl from Austria:...
  • FTC Takes Action Against Employee Bloggers

    This is an interesting information: FTC Takes Action Against Employee Bloggers . I am often asked about the rules and guidelines we have internally for bloggers. One is to be transparent. Whenever I blog, tweet or comment on a blog, I am always transparent...
  • Emerging Malware Threat on Exchange

    If you have not seen it, you should probably have a brief look at it. We are seeing a new worm spreading on Exchange. This worm is not exploiting a vulnerability but uses social engineering to spread. Please read our MMPC blog at Emerging Malware Issue...
  • The Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Strategy

    I often talk to governments about their Cybersecurity strategy and agenda. Sometimes I think it is extremely hard for a government official or high-ranking military person to really understand what is going on in the cyber space and what this means. It...
  • The Future of Crime

    I was contacted by somebody who recently mailed with me on LinkedIn (the value of social networks ) and who just started a website called Future Crimes , where they try to anticipate crime. There is quite some interesting content in there, which is...
  • Free Software for NGOs

    I would just like to forward you to a blog post by Brad Smith as of today: Anti-Piracy Enforcement and NGOs . There is one statement I would like to quote: To prevent non-government organizations from falling victim to nefarious actions taken in the guise...