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A Closer Look into Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1 - available now
26 August 08 12:19 PM | grantkd | 4 Comments   
Today we are releasing Microsoft Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1 (SP1), which supports: · Agent protection on Windows Server 2008 – Server and Core · Server role support and protection for Windows Server 2008 (except Core, which is Client only) Read More...
The importance of botnets in computer security
25 July 08 06:33 PM | tzink | 0 Comments   
Several of the characteristics of botnets are not only significant in and of themselves, but are emblematic of some of the unique challenges that cyberwarfare as a whole presents. This is part of a series run by Stratfor with some additional commentary Read More...
What else makes hackers tick?
24 July 08 10:31 AM | tzink | 0 Comments   
In my previous post , which is taken from a series that Stratfor has run recently, we looked at some of the motivations of hackers. Let's take a look at some more. Altruism The tenets of altruism vary greatly, depending on the person subscribing to it, Read More...
Coders, crackers and bots, oh my!
23 July 08 10:28 AM | tzink | 0 Comments   
There are more than just blue, black and white hat hackers. There are a few more types of folks out there that don't fit into the above categories. This article is taken from Stratfor with some commentary by myself. Coders Many of the hackers described Read More...
What makes hackers tick?
22 July 08 06:30 PM | tzink | 0 Comments   
Why do hackers do what they do? Are they motivated by something? Altruism? Greed? Strafor examined this in one of their recent articles, parts of which I have below with some additional comments from me. The personal motivations driving individual hackers Read More...
Great Momentum for Microsoft’s Security and Identity Partners
21 July 08 06:40 PM | katek | 0 Comments   
My name is Mark Hassall and as Director in the Identity & Security Business Group at Microsoft Corp, I am responsible for partner marketing for Microsoft’s Forefront and IDA family of products. After spending a lot of time with many of our partners Read More...
Black Hats, White Hats, Crackers and Bots
21 July 08 02:00 PM | tzink | 0 Comments   
One of the other web sites I subscribe to is Stratfor . It's a global intelligence website and doesn't really have much to do with spam. But I like politics so I read it. They have some articles which you can get for free, but the better stuff you have Read More...
We’re gaining our Identity at Forefront: introducing the Identity & Security Division
19 June 08 07:03 PM | David Burt | 0 Comments   
We've just had a reorganization in Microsoft's Server & Tools Business (STB) that combines the engineering and marketing of the Identity team with the Security products team to form the new Identity & Security Division. We've got a lot of cool Read More...
Forefront Client Security Will Offer Broad Support for Windows Server 2008, Including Hyper-V, NAP, and Server Core
10 June 08 01:29 PM | David Burt | 5 Comments   
Today at the Tech Ed IT Professional Conference, we announced that Forefront Client Security will offer an array of support for Windows Server 2008 . The FCS agent can now provide support for Windows Server, including Server Core, and native integration Read More...
Forefront Security for Office Communication Server Beta Now Available
10 June 08 01:25 PM | David Burt | 1 Comments   
Today at the Tech Ed IT Professional Conference, Microsoft announced the availability of the first public beta of Forefront Security for Office Communications Server, the latest addition to the Forefront line of enterprise security products. Forefront Read More...
Prism Consulting Analysis: Forefront Client Security has Lower TCO than Competitors
09 June 08 04:25 PM | David Burt | 0 Comments   
Prism Consulting has released a new Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis of desktop anti-malware . The summary of the 21- page report states: Value Prism Consulting, a management consulting and financial analysis firm, conducted a survey, measuring Read More...
Technet Radio Podcast on Stirling
03 June 08 10:27 PM | David Burt | 1 Comments   
Microsoft Forefront Codename "Stirling" Overview (Part 1 of 2) Microsoft Forefront codename "Stirling" is an integrated security system that delivers comprehensive, coordinated protection across endpoints, messaging, and collaboration applications. It Read More...
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New Report from the USDOJ: Data Breaches: What the Underground World of “Carding” Reveals
03 June 08 05:08 PM | David Burt | 0 Comments   
There is a fascinating 33-page paper on the underground economy of stolen data by Kimberly Kiefer Peretti of the U.S. Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. The report explores the practice of "carding" - how credit card Read More...
Announcing ISA Server 2006 Service Pack 1 New Features
27 May 08 08:35 PM | David Burt | 0 Comments   
This summer, we will be releasing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Service Pack (SP) 1. This Service Pack introduces new features and improved functionality for ISA Server 2006 Enterprise and Standard Editions. The new features Read More...
A Look at Threat Management Gateway
27 May 08 05:41 PM | David Burt | 2 Comments   
Microsoft support engineer Yuri Diogenes really digs into the Threat Management Gateway (TMG) beta. TMG is the next version of ISA server that will be released with Stirling: There are many things that you will notice and see that it is different from Read More...
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