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Forefront Security for Office Communications Server Now Available
18 March 09 11:56 AM

Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) provides fast and effective protection against IM-based malware by including multiple scanning engines from industry-leading security partners and can help to reduce corporate liability Read More...

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Exchange critical patch
18 February 09 04:47 PM

Just in case you’re not on the security announcement lists…. Executive Summary This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The first vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a specially Read More...

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Edge Planning Tool for OCS 2007
25 August 08 11:20 AM

Confused about Edge Server configuration and security? The best idea is to come to UNC316: Office Communications Server 2007 Security: Architecture and Edge Services with Derrick Buckley and Craig Pringle at Tech.Ed in Sydney next week :) But if you can't Read More...

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Designing Your Perimeter Network for Office Communications Server 2007 White Paper
17 July 08 09:12 AM

This paper answers questions about Office Communications Server 2007 with specific regard to its integration into the perimeter network (also known as DMZ, demilitarized zone, or screened subnet). The first section, “Commonly Asked Questions,” Read More...

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Information on A/V Edge Ports and Public IP Addresses
31 March 08 10:04 PM

I often get asked why the OCS AV Edge server requires a public IP address. The best explanation I've seen was recently posted by Alan Shen over at the OCS Team Blog . The A/V edge server enables users to participate in audio and video connections from Read More...

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UC Certificate Partners for Exchange and OCS 2007
08 February 08 09:32 AM

Exchange 2007 and Office Communications Server 2007 have strict requirements for external/public certificates - specifically the use of Subject Alternative Name (SAN) certificates, aka Unified Communications Certificates. We have a KB article (kb929395) Read More...

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OCS 2007 security guide available for download
15 October 07 12:03 PM

The security guide provide guidelines for assessing and managing security risks to your Office Communications Server 2007 deployment. Even if your Office Communications Server 2007 deployment is modest, you probably have components in your network that Read More...

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Windows Mobile 5/6 in Common Criteria Evaluation
18 July 07 06:20 PM

Excellent news on the security front for Windows Mobile 5 and 6. Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 is now on the DSD Evaluated Products List (EPL) list - http://www.dsd.gov.au/infosec/evaluation_services/epl/epl.html Technorati Tags: wm5 , wm6 , security Read More...

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Exchange 2007 certificates
05 July 07 02:31 PM

While I was having lunch with one of our Exchange Engineers today I asked "what is the most common support call that comes in for Exchange 2007?". The answer was certificates - customers can be confused about what type of certificate to get, what hostnames Read More...

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How to protect your IM infrastructure
25 May 07 10:07 AM

After reading about the latest worm to infect public IM networks, I wanted to quickly post about how enterprises can protect their LCS infrastructure from these attacks. We have a free tool for LCS called the Intelligent Message Filter The Intelligent Read More...

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