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Monday, February 23, 2009 2:11 PM

IT Pro Tiki Hut Tour - Spring 2009 Registration Opens

Aloha! Get ready for Spring and join our local TechNet Events team to discuss the Windows Client OS Roadmap - why Windows Vista is an important foundation for Windows 7. We’ll discuss security and application compatibility, as well as look at the new
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:52 AM

Connecting to WMI Remotely

One of the comments on yesterdays PowerShell webcast asked how remote clients should be configured in order to allow PowerShell to make WMI calls to the remote computer.  You can find a detailed explanation by going to the links below:   Connecting
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:00 AM

Just Released: The Latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Vol. 5

The latest version of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report is now publicly available, with some important information if you're interested in an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and
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Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:00 AM

Phishing Scams: What Can You Do?

There are a lot of phishing scams out there at the moment. The reason I decided to post this is because I almost fell for one of the social networking scams. I was in Facebook the other day and what appeared to be an instant message from a friend popped
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Monday, October 06, 2008 8:18 AM

Yet Another Article On Data Loss

Our TechNet Events team in the US have been talking about using BitLocker to encrypt and protect your data for the past year. During our sessions I always try to give examples of real-life scenarios of data loss or theft of laptops and drives and have
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:00 AM

InformationWeek: Microsoft, Washington State Launch Legal Assault On Scareware -- Spyware

I found this interesting article in InformationWeek. You've probably had those Registry Cleaner XP pop-up ads appear on your screen. They look like a "real" Windows system message - they pop-up and tell you a critical system error has occurred and you
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Monday, June 09, 2008 10:10 AM

Windows Server 2008 Security Guide

For those of you attending TechEd 2008, I will be presenting the session MGT56-TLC - Hardening Windows Server 2008 Deployments with the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide It will cover the Windows Server 2008 Security Guide as well as the GPOAccelerator
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:01 AM

Yet another phishing scam...this time using the IRS

It always amazes me how many people fall for these phishing emails. This one describes how they're using the IRS to get your info. The comment at the end of the article which says ".....because of this experience, he’s become a little more skeptical about
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