I was in a meeting earlier today where my machine was connected to the projector and someone wanted me to display their presentation for them. In normal circumstances I'd expect to be passed a USB memory stick ("thumb drive") containing the PPT which...

The MSDN team are presenting an evening of Application Security in London on the 21st September. They describe the event as follows: Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio Team System and SQL Server 2005 have a host of features that help you to create...

Steve Riley's posted a nice explaination of how Windows Vista's Mandatory Integrity Control works . This important technology is a core part of the way Windows Vista is architected to use low privilege wherever possible. It's one of those significant...

There's been a great deal of speculation and debate in the Press and online regarding Windows Vista (and Server 2003)'s Patch Guard feature. The name's a little misleading as many people associate the word "patch" purely with legitimate software updates...

Tom Gallagher, Bryan Jeffries and Lawrence Landauer have produced a very useful book that they describe as follows: Learn how to think like an attacker—and identify potential security issues in your software. In this essential guide, security testing...

Simply browse to the Windows Vista Step by step guides to read details of how to make the most of the management and security features. The following guides are available: Deploying Vista Step by Step Guide Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step...

There's been a great deal of discussion about exactly what the Kernel protection feature named "PatchGuard" can do and how it fits with third party software. Jeff Jones has published an excellent technical post that goes into detail on this very subject...

I'm proud to announce the 'Ed Gibson "On The Road"' Events which will take place mid-September to mid-October 2006 at 5 venues around the country. The aim of the events are to raise awareness of the issues surrounding computer security, specifically Organised...

I recently watched a TV programme that covered a major airshow in the UK - Farnborough. There were many impressive displays including one by the new European "Typhoon" fighter. Shortly afterwards a rival manufacturer (Saab) demonstrated their aircraft...

A friend of mine has just purchased a brand new mobile phone which includes the facility to post images to his blog. In principle this seems like a really useful feature for those who what are into blogging. As blogging becomes mainstream then removing...