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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:37 AM

How can Public Key Infrastructure technologies improve your information security posture?

There’s a really good (free) TechNet webcast coming up on the 17th September which will be a great resource for those of you who’d like to learn how to take advantage of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in your organisation. The full details of the event
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:43 PM

How to re-partition a hard disk under Vista or Server 2008 without having to re-install

Following my earlier post How to run Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 on a machie that's already running Vista/XP I thought it worthwhile to explain a nice feature of Vista and Server 2008 which enables you to dynamically resize disk partitions without
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Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:24 AM

VistaSquad: The Fellowship of the Ring! Join them on the 16th July in London

I really like the way that the VistaSquad User Group comprises both IT Pros and Developers - it makes for a really interesting mix of people and conversations. Following last month's excellent VistaSquad user group meeting they've already scheduled the
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:32 PM

VistaSquad: Join us tonight in London for a live Network Access Protection demo on Server 2008 and Vista

You can read the full details here - it's free, technical and should be fun too - just add a comment to their post if you're coming along The agenda is as follows: 6pm - 6.30pm: Arrive and introductions 6.30pm - 7:30pm: Building RIA Apps 7.30pm - 8:15:
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:30 PM

Join us for technical dive into Microsoft Virtualisation Management technologies

For one day only we'll be hosting an event at our Microsoft Campus near Reading titled Microsoft Virtualisation and Management technologies - if you would like to join us and are able to be in Reading for the day then all you have to do is visit the registration
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:33 PM

Bitlocker: what happens if someone leaves the company or locks themselves out?

Many of the questions I've been asked recently regarding Bitlocker are covered on the excellent Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Freuqently Asked Questions . For me the most important thing to consider is how on Earth to deal with the "the dog ate the
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:00 PM

My talk on Windows 2008 Security Technologies from the UK Launch is available for replay *updated with link to slides*

Chris Dalby kindly streamed my session from the Microsoft UK's Heroes Happen Here Launch event . If you'd like to watch the recording then simply browse to YellowPark TV and you'll see it listed on the right hand side. There are some other excellent recordings
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:05 AM

Would it be interesting to use NAP to secure branch servers?

My focus today is to write most of the content for my sessions on our upcoming TechNet Server Launch tour which is visiting cinemas in five cities across the UK in April and May. I'm co-presenting a session with Viral titled "How to overcome the challenges
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Monday, April 07, 2008 10:17 AM

Tweaking the file level security of the operating system is a bad idea!

Over the last week I've two people who are suffering pain due to corporate laptop builds that have been "secured" - meaning that an untold number of access controls have been changed and parts of the operating system have been removed to "enhance the
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Monday, March 31, 2008 10:38 PM

I'm a developer, how can I integrate my application with NAP?

There's a great article on MSDN titled simply Network Access Protection which explains how you can integrate your application with Microsoft's Network Access Protection(NAP). Why would you want to do this? Well NAP is a core networking feature of Windows
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Monday, March 31, 2008 10:24 PM

How do CISCO's Network Admission Control (NAC) and Microsoft's Network Access Protection work together?

In my experience any serious conversation with a medium or large enterprise regarding NAP often quickly turns to "can I use CISCO's NAC with Microsoft's NAP" shortly followed by "how does CISCO's NAC work with Microsoft's NAP?". Having said that both
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Monday, March 31, 2008 10:18 PM

How many partners are the for Microsoft's Network Access Protection? Who are they?

Follow this link for a list of Microsoft's partners who have integrated Network Access Protection into their products. The list is pages long - many many prominent partners.
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Monday, March 31, 2008 10:13 PM

Try Network Access Protection for yourself via TechNet's virtual lab - it's a great form of free training

The TechNet Virtual lab demonstrating Network Access Protection using IPSec enforcement is a great way to find out for yourself how this exciting security technology works. Bear in mind that IPSec is the most complex scenario for NAP. The lab shows you
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Monday, March 31, 2008 10:02 PM

How to set up Network Access Protection to measure compliance of IPSec clients

The Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate NAP IPSec Enforcement in a Test Lab explains exactly how to set NAP up in a lab to measure compliance (and optionally restrict network access) of clients accessing the network using IPSec to identify themselves. This
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Monday, March 31, 2008 9:58 PM

How to set up Network Access Protection to measure compliance of CISCO's Network Admission Control clients

The Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate NAP 802.1X Enforcement in a Test Lab explains exactly how to set NAP up in a lab to measure compliance (and optionally restrict network access) of clients accessing the network by network switches capable of port based
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