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Need some free Antivirus for home?

Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:02 PM by nmercer
Microsoft just launched Microsoft Security Essentials… Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Read More...
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March 2009 monthly security bulletins released

Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:19 AM by nmercer
The March 2009 release   has just come out, patch Wednesday downunder, with 3 new security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities, 1 of which has a maximum severity of "Critical" because of the possibility of Remote Code Execution Read More...
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Out of Band Windows Security Patch

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:56 PM by nmercer
Microsoft released security bulletin MS08-067 late last week. Vulnerability in Server Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958644), to address a vulnerability in all currently supported versions of Windows. Please click here for more information. Read More...
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Microsoft Security Advisory – Rise in SQL Injection Attacks

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:03 AM by nmercer
What is the purpose of this alert? This alert is to notify you that Microsoft has released Security Advisory 954462 – Rise in SQL Injection Attacks Exploiting Unverified User Data Input - on 24 June 2008. Summary Microsoft is aware of a recent escalation Read More...
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New Zealand free Hands-on-Labs: Microsoft Forefront and System Centre

Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:11 AM by nmercer
In conjunction with Auldhouse New Zealand , Microsoft is offering the following FREE * one day Hands-On-Labs featuring Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Systems Centre management tools. There are a handful of places available in the following Hands-On-Labs Read More...
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Microsoft Security Seminar '06

Posted Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:08 AM by nmercer
See you in Auckland on Friday, I will be co-presenting in the Keynote at the start of the day, with demos on Windows Vista security, Network Access Protection in "Longhorn Server" and also a quick look at whats new in ISA 2006 http://www.microsoft.com/nz/events/security/default.mspx Read More...
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Windows Defender (Beta 2) is now available for download

Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2006 5:47 AM by nmercer
Its available for download now Existing beta1 users should be getting software notification upgrade prompts shortly. Enjoy the fast upgrade experience from Microsoft AntiSpyware beta1, and no reboots required :) Checkout the FAQ http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/about/faq.mspx Read More...
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New NZ bank offering internet banking with two-factor authentication

Posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:47 PM by nmercer
Interesting to see a bank in NZ launched a new offering today: Internet Banking services that includes two-factor authentication by default for "free" RaboBank launched RaboPlus in NZ today I think they may be the first in NZ to do this by default without Read More...
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Watch BillG at the RSA keynote over breakfast tomorrow morning

Posted Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:15 PM by nmercer
6AM tomorrow morning NZ time Add a reminder to your Outlook calendar I'm not a morning person :( but I'll be up (getting picked up from the Hotel at 7AM to go present to infrastructure partners!) This will be an interesting keynote: featuring some great Read More...
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Exchange news this week (x64 E12, E12 demo & E2003 CC EAL4)

Posted Friday, November 18, 2005 9:33 AM by nmercer
Some Exchange news this week, reasonably big news! Firstly on Wednesday NZ time at the IT Forum in Spain it was announced that Exchange "12", which should RTM next year will be x64 only. This is significant for Exchange and for the wider market especially Read More...
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MS Security announcements

Posted Friday, October 07, 2005 2:54 PM by nmercer
10PM Thursday night NZ time, Microsoft made a few announcements around Security Strategy and product roadmaps (particularly interesting is the Microsoft Client Protection announcement, a new security product that protects business desktops, laptops and Read More...
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Windows OneCare

Posted Saturday, May 14, 2005 12:19 PM by nmercer
all over the web now http://news.com.com/Security+gripes+Microsoft+feels+your+pain/2100-7355_3-5705430.html?tag=nefd.top http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/13/technology/13soft.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1115983036-pqN6FBHCAUcJT7StfzEJWQ Read More...
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