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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

Infosec/Microsoft: Security community must work together

Microsoft has called on companies to work together to improve overall security, and not just rely on the police to do it for them. Ed Gibson, Microsoft's chief security advisor in the UK, said during his keynote at Infosecurity Europe 2008 that security Read More...

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:22 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Developer, Enterprise, Microsoft, Security, Strategy

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

Ballmer Outlines Vision For Next Computing Revolution

The rise of PCs, graphical user interfaces, the Internet, and Web 2.0 technologies have obviously had major impacts on the IT industry, but according to Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer, the computing revolution that's about to take place will Read More...

Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 10:25 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Consumer, Enterprise, Microsoft, Security, Strategy, Trends

The First Step on the Road to More Secure Software is admitting you have a Problem

Michael Howard on SDL and the need for it; comments onJeff Jones blogs. See SDL blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/archive/2008/02/21/the-first-step-on-the-road-to-more-secure-software-is-admitting-you-have-a-problem.aspx Urs Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:45 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

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

Introducing SAFECode [Michael Howard]

SAFECode, the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code, introduced its first white paper, "Software Assurance: An Overview of Current Industry Best Practices." The organization was founded by Microsoft, Symantec, EMC, SAP and Juniper to advance Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:15 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

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

Minimizing User Rights Can Increase Security

Taking a least-privilege approach to user accounts is a key part of any in-depth defense strategy, many analysts and security pros say. "I think it's very important … not even just as [a component] of security, but in the broader sense [of] risk posed Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:42 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Developer, Email, Enterprise, IE, Microsoft, Office, OS, Policy, Security, Strategy, Trends, Windows

Windows Server 2008 Security Guide - Beta release now available

Every day, adversaries are attempting to invade our networks and access our servers, to bring them down, infect them with viruses, or steal information about customers, partners or employees. You are looking at Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to help to Read More...

Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:16 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

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

Microsoft placed in Visionaries Quadrant in latest Gartner SSL VPN Magic Quadrant

On December 6, analyst firm Gartner Inc., announced that Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 is positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of their 2007 SSL VPN Magic Quadrant report. Not only was IAG described as an “excellent new product”, Read More...

Posted Monday, January 07, 2008 11:04 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

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

Tech Insight: Microsoft's IPSec and NAP/NAC

Windows' built-in security capabilities offer endpoint alternative to NAP/NAC Microsoft’s support of the IP Security (IPSec) standard was enhanced with the release of Windows Vista this year, and interest in the technology will likely grow with the introduction Read More...

Posted Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:24 PM by chsecblo | 2 Comments

Filed under: Enterprise, Microsoft, NAP IPSEC, OS, Policy, Security, Strategy, WiFi, Windows

Microsoft Files Patent for HoneyMonkey Exploit Finder

Microsoft has filed a patent claim for the Strider HoneyMonkey malware/exploit detection system created by our internal research unit. The claim, currently being reviewed at Peer-to-Patent. The HoneyMonkey system, first discussed in August 2005, is best Read More...

Posted Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:19 PM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

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

THE CABLE GUY: Network Policy Server

Nothing’s more critical to the health of your enterprise than a secure network, and Network Policy Server (NPS), new in Windows Server 2008, is an important tool for managing access. It lets you implement organization-wide policies, providing centralized Read More...

Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 11:15 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

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

A very long list of new Microsoft products for 2008...

Bink.nu has an extensive list of new software that Microsoft will be unleashing in the marketplace. See yourself: http://blogs.technet.com/tarpara/archive/2007/12/25/microsoft-s-new-year-is-gonna-bring-a-lot-of-change.aspx Urs Read More...

Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 11:13 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Filed under: Antivirus, Consumer, Developer, Enterprise, IE, Microsoft, Office, OS, Security, SQL, Strategy, Trends, Windows

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR / FRÖHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN UND EIN GUTES NEUES JAHR!

Yes, I know, another one of these posts... I'm not sure if this will be the last post of this year, but it's definitely a good moment to say thank you to all the readers, customers and colleagues and to wish you all the best! Looking back, this was a Read More...

Posted Monday, December 24, 2007 9:33 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments