SG IT Pro Mania : Security

You received and Ecard!!!

The Platform and the Hardman — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:43:04 GMT

I am hoping most people have not been affected by these email spreading around. There is a proliferation of SPAM emails going around suggesting that you have received an Ecard from someone… DONT CLICK ON THE LINK . The downside of a connected social experience...(read more)

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite | Security - CNET News

The Platform and the Hardman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:26:33 GMT

I'm really excited about this announcement. This is a great step forward in making protection of your PC available for all. In the second half of 2009 we will be releasing code-name Morro that will protect customers from trojans, viruses, spyware, rootkits...(read more)

Jeff Jones Security Blog : Download: H1 2008 Desktop OS Vendor Report - Vulnerabilities and Days-of-Risk

The Platform and the Hardman — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:21:45 GMT

Jeff Jones has released his six monthly report on desktop OS security vulnerabilities and Days-Of-Risk. One highlight was the pie chart on security vulnerabilities in the different OSes. This certainly is in contrast to what a lot people are saying...(read more)

Presenting the security of Windows Server 2008

The Platform and the Hardman — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:47:44 GMT

On Thursday night I had the privilege of presenting to the OWASP.org user group. Those who are unaware of this group, they are a passionate group of security experts in Singapore. We had a 30-strong attendance from the group packed in to our Microsoft...(read more)

Server Core "Theoretically" reduces the number of Security Bulletins

The Platform and the Hardman — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:34:47 GMT

Just after publishing our video on Server Core, I visited Jeff Jones Security Blog , and found this post http://blogs.technet.com/security/archive/2008/06/12/download-server-core-potential-security-benefit.aspx on how having a server OS being installed...(read more)

Making Security Better for the IT Pro

The Platform and the Hardman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:29:52 GMT

I literally just stepped out of keynoting the latest Technet Security Event for Microsoft Singapore. The question I posed to the attendees at the event, "What things can Microsoft be doing better for IT Professionals in Singapore with regards to...(read more)

Learning to Love UAC...

The Platform and the Hardman — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:45:16 GMT

I know a lot of people get annoyed by the UAC feature in Windows Vista, but here is a reason to inspire new love for this protective prompt. " Love or hate its nagging prompts, Vista 's Account Control feature (UAC) has a security feature that marks...(read more)

Microsoft Malware Protection Center - Security Intelligence Report

The Platform and the Hardman — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:38:58 GMT

Microsoft recently released its Security Intelligence Report Version 4 on April 22 at the Infosecurity Europe event in London. This is no light reading folks, its a big report about 104 pages long, but there are some really interesting facts inside......(read more)

Report: Microsoft fastest to issue OS patches, Sun slowest

The Platform and the Hardman — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:22:35 GMT

Symantec have just released their malware report on security threats in the industry and it is great to see that results are in showing that Microsoft is the fastest in the industry to issue operating system patches to help protect customers from vulnerabilities....(read more)

Even {heroes} need guidance sometimes...

The Platform and the Hardman — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:54:52 GMT

Well I guess if you have not heard Microsoft is launching Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 in a location near you. For me, being in Singapore, the launch is at Suntec City Convention Center on the 26th of March 2008. If you...(read more)

Jeff Jones Security Blog : Download: Windows Vista One Year Vulnerability Report

The Platform and the Hardman — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:53:56 GMT

Hey everyone, Wanted to point you to a report produced by a colleague of mine about Vista vulnerabilities one year after release. It is an in-depth report that compares Windows Vista against Windows XP, Linux and other OS'es. Good news is that our investments...(read more)

Top 5 security-menace predictions for 2008 - Network World

The Platform and the Hardman — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:34:59 GMT

Interesting article from Network World on the Top 5 security menace predictions of for 2008. In order Bot Evolution Web Threats (Aimed not only at unsuspecting visitors to social networking sites, such as MySpace, but any type of site or corporate web...(read more)

Sneak Peak - How to use Windows Server 2008 Core for PHP, MySQL

The Platform and the Hardman — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:16:48 GMT

I challenged Dennis Chung (my counterpart in the security bytes video, and one of the smartest guys I know when it comes to IT) recently to see what kind of usage scenarios we could use Windows Server 2008 Core . For those of you who are unaware of what...(read more)

Technet Singapore Security Briefing - Friday 28th of September

The Platform and the Hardman — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:30:00 GMT

Last Friday I had the pleasure of opening the Security Briefings my esteemed colleague Yasmeen Hameed-Chan organized. It was a half day session targeted at IT Pros who want to learn more about security in the IT enterprise, and how they can apply it for...(read more)

Security event Thursday September 13th

mariaj — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:43:00 GMT

On September 13^th the Security and Information InteGrity community will have an event in Singapore. The title for the event is Landscape and Trends of BCP/DR & Thumbnail Analysis and the topic will include how to work with Business Continuity Management and Disaster Recovery and what is happening in APAC region, what frameworks that exists etc. The speaker is Dr Goh Moh Heng, the President of Business Continuity Management Institute.

The meeting will be held in the Microsoft office between 6.45-8.45 PM. More information about the agenda, the speaker and how to register is to be found here.

I will be at TechEd in Kuala Lumpur so I can't come but I'm sure it will be an interesting meeting!

SG IT Pro *Mania* : Security