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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:25 PM

Thanks to everyone who joined us @ today's Server Launch event in Cardiff

It was great to see so many enthusiastic people @ today's HeroesHappenHere Launch tour event in Cardiff. We received great questions and I was really amused by the wonderful spoof film titles the audience came up with for the IT Pros Film Club! I have
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
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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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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Monday, March 31, 2008 9:53 PM

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

The Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate NAP VPN Enforcement in a Test Lab explains exactly how to set NAP up in a lab to measure compliance (and optionally restrict network access) of Virtual Private Network (VPN) clients. If you haven't come across Network
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Monday, March 31, 2008 9:46 PM

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

The Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate NAP DHCP Enforcement in a Test Lab explains exactly how to set NAP up in a lab to measure compliance (and optionally restrict network access) of DHCP clients. It's well worth a look. If you haven't come across Network
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Monday, March 31, 2008 9:39 PM

Where can I find out more about Network Access Protection?

The best place to start is the Network Access Protection (NAP) "landing page" on the Microsoft website. NAP is a great new feature of Windows Server, Windows Vista and Windows XP Service Pack 3(due soon) which enables you to measure the policy compliance
Posted by Steve Lamb | 5 Comments
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
Monday, March 10, 2008 4:30 PM

I successfully installed Windows Vista on a 4 year old machine

My expectations were not high. I have installed Windows Vista on all kinds of machines - from my tiny Ultra Mobile PC (with just an 800Mhz CPU) through to quad core 8Gb of RAM beasts.I've also installed on machines of various vintages. Every machine has
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Monday, March 03, 2008 8:59 PM

Join Mark Russinovich online for free to hear about Vista Adoption and deployment with customers

Check out Michael J. Murphy's WebLog for details of the virtual roundtable which is taking place on Wednesday 5th March. Michael wrote the following: " On the panel with Mark will be independent industry experts and IT pros from organizations that have
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