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Internet Explorer 8 (beta2) released

Last week Microsoft released IE8 Beta2, the faster, easier and safer successor of the existing Internet Explorer. As there are a lot of changes (new default settings, new support for standards, new features), it's definitely woth to try and test IE8. Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:17 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Developer, Enterprise, IE, Microsoft, OS, Security, Trends, Windows

Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection

The Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection provides a way for two Microsoft technologies to work together: Forefront Client Security and Network Access Protection (NAP). Forefront Client Security is comprehensive anti-malware Read More...

Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 8:40 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Enterprise, Microsoft, NAP IPSEC, Network, OS, Security, Windows

Microsoft Security Assessment Tool v.3.5 (2008-06)

The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) is a free tool designed to help organizations like yours assess weaknesses in your current IT security environment, reveal a prioritized list of issues, and help provide specific guidance to minimize those Read More...

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 9:29 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Policy, Security, Windows, Guidance

Microsoft Malware Removal Starter Kit (2008-06)

Many small- and medium-sized organizations use antivirus software, and yet new viruses, worms, and other forms of malicious software (malware) continue to infect large numbers of computers in these Organizations. Malware proliferates at alarming speed Read More...

Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 9:26 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Windows

Windows Server 20008 Active Directory Certificate Services Upgrade and Migration Guide

Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) provides customizable services for issuing and managing public key certificates used in software security systems that employ public key technologies. This document discusses the planning and implementation Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 3:36 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, PKI, Security, Windows

Managing the Windows Vista Firewall

If you're an IT pro who is looking a bit more seriously at Windows Vista for your enterprise environment, you should take a close look at the firewall. Once you realize what the Windows Vista firewall can do, you may want to renegotiate the agreement Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:58 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Developer, Enterprise, Microsoft, Network, OS, Policy, Security, Strategy, Windows

Application Lockdown with Software Restriction Policies

When IT professionals look to reduce the total cost of ownership, or TCO, of their desktop machines, there are two key strategies that often come to mind. The first one is to get your desktop users' accounts out of the Administrators group. And the second Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:54 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Strategy, Windows

New Elevation PowerToys for Windows Vista

Run as Administrator for third-party scripting tools Run as Another User Prompt Here as System for CMD and Windows PowerShell Drag-and-drop Elevation Gadget http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510320.aspx Urs Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:47 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Developer, Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Windows

Advances in BitLocker Drive Encryption

What's new in Windows Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Bitlocker? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510321.aspx Urs Read More...

Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 1:41 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Enterprise, Forensic, Microsoft, OS, Policy, Security, Windows

Microsoft calls for talks on Internet trust, safety

Microsoft today called for broad discussions about the safety of the Internet in an initiative it dubbed "End to End Trust" in a white paper released during the RSA Conference that opened today in San Francisco. In a keynote address at the security conference, Read More...

Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 12:16 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Developer, Email, Enterprise, Identity Management, IE, Microsoft, NAP IPSEC, Network, OS, PKI, Policy, Remote Access, Security, Strategy, Trends, Virtualization, WiFi, Windows

Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287

Back in February, Microsoft posted about the release of prerequisites for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. While several million customers installed the updates successfully, you may have read that a few customers experienced an endless reboot cycle while Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:01 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Windows

Black Hat: new operating systems security metric

At the Black Hat Security Conference currently taking place in Amsterdam, researchers from the Zurich ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) have reported a new model for determining the security of operating systems. They don't just count the number Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:37 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Trends, Windows

Microsoft scoops up rootkit finder Komoku

The start-up's rootkit detection technology will be added into Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and Forefront security products. http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9899808-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Urs Read More...

Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:38 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Windows

IBM: Apple Crumble @ Blackhat

In addition to my previous blog post: http://blogs.technet.com/ms_schweiz_security_blog/archive/2008/03/29/black-hat-who-patches-security-holes-faster-microsoft-or-apple.aspx From IBM Internet Security Systems: http://blogs.iss.net/archive/AppleCrumble.html Read More...

Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:25 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Trends, Windows

Black Hat: Who patches security holes faster, Microsoft or Apple?

Apple's teasing commercials that imply its software is safer than Microsoft's may not quite match the facts, according to new research revealed at the Black Hat conference on Thursday. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology looked Read More...

Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:21 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Enterprise, Microsoft, OS, Security, Survey, Trends, Windows