If you haven’t heard, Seattle was hit hard by snow and ice yesterday. It took some people up to 10 hours to get home last night . Holy cow! I was lucky – my boss advised I go home yesterday at about 12 noon and I was sitting in my apartment...

Hello from the SCM Engineering team here in Redmond/Seattle!! We’ve got another update to Security Compliance Manager (SCM) , this time it is version 1.1.3. J There is only one minor change in this updated version: SCM Import: fixed ability...

The SSLF configuration currently prescribed in the guide contains a setting recommendation that prevents the Windows Audio service from starting correctly. The Windows Audio service manages audio for Windows programs. If this service is stopped, audio...

Whenever I hear the word wiki I always hear a sound like a DJ scratching a record - wiki wiki. :) I'm happy to announce the SCM team has started an SCM Wiki on TechNet . This is the part of the blog post where I invite you to contribute to...

I’ve been heads-down with the SCM Engineering Team the last couple of weeks planning the next release of Security Compliance Manager (SCM) , version 2.0. I’m pretty excited about this release – it is going to take the application / solution...

Protecting yourself from malware can be difficult, especially when it comes to identifying malware in your environment. Malware has become stealthier, and there are so many elements to check for potential infection that you can sometimes overlook? malicious...

The Solution Accelerators for Security and Compliance team is pleased to announce the release of the Executive Overview for our newest Solution Accelerator, the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs. A free Solution Accelerator from Microsoft, the...

Thought I'd show folk the latest from Microsoft Solutions for Security: The Windows XP Security Guide v2.0 The Windows XP Security Guide v2.0 covers the procedures involved in creating a safe computing environment. This includes recommended security...

In the Solution Accelerators – Security and Compliance (SA-SC) team our intention is to provide customers with the ability to easily adopt Microsoft technologies to create solutions. The idea might sound like a marketing ploy, but the truth is that we...

It’s a challenge to protect an organization’s valuable assets against malware. And as malware increases in magnitude and sophistication, it seems that IT security is a journey that really doesn’t have a final destination. Do you find yourself looking...

If you have not heard yet, Solution Accelerators has released a great new toolkit!. Microsoft has created the Security Compliance Management toolkit. The toolkit provides best practices from Microsoft about how to plan, deploy, and monitor a security...

Bill, one of our colleagues at MS has this blog that has some useful discussions around Governance, Compliance and Policies Blog. http://blogs.technet.com/regcomp . TB.

If you experienced trouble downloading baselines last week , we are very sorry about the trouble! We realized the problem on Tuesday November 23 rd and had a bit of a “snow delay” getting the baselines restored. I am happy to report all is...

NAP provides several key benefits to an organization's defense-in-depth model. One of these benefits is showcased in our next customer story about using the Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for NAP. Alex at Ball State University has been...

Following the success of the Malware Removal Starter Kit, the Solutions Accelerators - Security and Compliance (SA-SC) team has been working to provide a more in depth look at malware. The team would like your input about what you and your peers find...

Information Workers Security Handbook The Security Business and Technology Unit (SBTU), with the assistance of the Microsoft Solutions for Security (MSS) team has put together an Information Workers Security Handbook IT professionals have requested guidance...

The Solution Accelerators for Security and Compliance (SA-SC) team is currently developing the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs (DET). The Toolkit is a collection of guidance and tools designed to help you address specific data security risks that...

Microsoft is pleased to announce the Fundamental Computer Investigation Guide for Windows , which is now available for downloading. Best Practices and Tools for Computer Investigations If you’re like many of our customers, you’re facing a growing...

Had to repost this awesome write-up from our fearless leader Chase: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2012/04/11/data-data-everywhere-not-a-control-to-waste.aspx Rock on. -jeff

We created a TechNet link so y'all can see an up-front view of our solutions - we'll update this section as new work gets released. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/default.mspx#EWC

We are in the process of planning our roadmap for upcoming guidance. One of the areas we'd like to focus on is regulatory compliance. Therefore, we'd like to ask for your input: What are the biggest regulatory compliance pains that you have to deal...

Are you responsible for data protection on your organization's mobile computers? If so, we need your help! My team has just begun a project focused on protecting data on laptops against loss or theft. To ensure that we deliver a solution that is as...

The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is building guidance and an automation tool for the Longhorn Server Security Guide. The guidance focuses on how to help create and maintain a secure environment for servers running the Microsoft® Windows Server...

The Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs project team has released a beta for one of the documents that is part of the solution. The Security Analysis discusses the risks to data presented by laptop computers, and reviews the various technologies that...

My team has now released the Regulatory Compliance Planning Guide. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/complianceandpolicies/compliance/rcguide/default.mspx?mfr=true The guide is designed to help IT professionals and others interested...