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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:48 PM

What is the best security feature of Windows Server 2008?

There are plenty to choose from including the following: Read Only Domain Controller BitLocker on the server Active Directory Rights Management Active Directory Certificate Services Integrated firewall with IPSec task based interface Architectural improvements
Posted by Steve Lamb | 10 Comments
Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:33 AM

How to get PHP to work on Windows Server 2007's IIS 7 in just six and a half minutes!

Dave Northey has posted a screencast on TechNet Edge showing how to configure IIS 7 to host PHP - there's another good one on Channel9 by Dunnry . Our aim is for Windows Server 2008's IIS 7 to be the preferred platform for hosting PHP and to that end
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Friday, December 28, 2007 7:35 PM

How to implement IPsec between LINUX and Windows Vista: Why use IPsec network security?

I discussed this very topic with several people whilst @ LUGRadioLive 2007 earlier this year - I'm glad to say that the testing is complete and you can save time when securing a mixed LINUX and Microsoft environment by reading the details for yourself.
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:32 PM

Microsoft release source code to Tafita - it's Open Source!

The Windows Live Search blog announced moments ago that the source code to Tafita has been released to Codeplex meaning that "any developer can download, modify, and resell the code (see MS-PL License for all the details)." Tafita is a favourite of Eileen's
Posted by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:14 PM

Thanks to everyone who joined me at the University of Glamorgan yesterday

It was wonderful to receive such an enthusiastic welcome at the University of Glamorgan yesterday. It's VERY rare that I get chance to speak at Universities. I thoroughly enjoyed lecturing students on the wonders of information security. The room was
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Monday, March 05, 2007 11:25 AM

**Edited to correct broken link** Microsoft are writing Firefox plug ins!

The Port25 blog is the outlet of Microsoft's Open Source Software lab. It often includes interesting articles on topics I'd never expect to read about. Their remit is simple. Make it as easy as possible for other operating systems to integrate with Microsoft
Posted by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
Monday, November 27, 2006 8:18 PM

LINUX enthusiasts host podcast about windows vista!

Note: There are some swear words in the podcast so please don't follow the link if you're likely to be offended. Thanks again to James and Andy from Stikkit Technology for inviting me to join their podcast to talk about security for Microsoft systems
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Friday, November 10, 2006 5:16 PM

How to share printers between Windows and LINUX systems

For those of you who struggle to make your Microsoft Windows and LINUX systems "play nicely with each other" I can highly recommend reading a recent post on Microsoft's Open Source Lab blog which is named Port25. For those of you who struggle to make
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Friday, July 28, 2006 6:07 PM

Thanks to everyone that took part in LUGRadio Live 2006 - a huge LINUX User Group event

It was brilliant to see over four hundred people taking part in the UK's largest LINUX User Group get together. As you'd imaging there was plenty of debating the finer points of all areas of Open Source development and applications. LUGRadio was billed
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:17 AM

If you run LINUX then you need to read about these two kernel vulnerabilites

There are a couple of privilege escalation vulnerabilities that have recently been posted on the SANS Internet Storm Centre site . If you run LINUX it's worth taking a look as in theory these may cause you pain regardless of your distro and package choices.
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:33 PM

Which platform has the most security vulnerabilities?

This is a question that often comes up during conversations between meetings of people who hold different views of which platform is best. When looking at any such vulnerability statistics I think it's important to consider that a single vulnerability
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Monday, July 17, 2006 10:25 PM

I'm looking forward to debating LINUX and OpenSource Security with the community at LUGRadio this weekend

If you're into Open Source and or LINUX and plan to be in the UK this weekend perhaps you'd enjoy LURadio Live 2006 . There's sure to be plenty of lively debate and if last year's event is anything to go by there are likely to be in excess of six hundred
Posted by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Wednesday, June 28, 2006 1:46 PM

Bill Hilf has published an annotated version of his Keynote from LINUX World - it's on Port25

Bill was the first Microsoft employee to deliver the LINUX World Keynote. As you may know Bill's closely with the LINUX community over the years and hence he has an excellent perspective on the benefits of different approaches to software development.
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
 
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