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TechEd Follow up, further reading on device security...

Marcus Perryman's blog has a great article on Windows Mobile 5.0 Role security http://blogs.msdn.com/marcpe/archive/2006/10/24/windows-mobile-5-0-role-security.aspx Security for Windows Mobile devices http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/mobilesdk5/html/wce51conSecurityRoles.asp
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Security: Recent exploits hint at a shift in focus?

Seems to me that the Malware community behaves like electricity - it will follow the path of least resistance. With the huge drive around securing Windows and Internet Explorer delivering results, are virus writers simply going for lower hanging fruit?
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The Goal Keeper Approach to Security

In my previous blog I made the case for a paradigm shift in the anti-virus industry. Today I found an interesting article that helps support my case. The article examines whether anti-virus engines (and their creators - the anti-virus vendors) are really
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Does the Anti-virus industry have "The wrong end of the stick"?

My previous blogs have brought up an interesting debate about white-listing vs. black-listing. To recap, white-listing is the process of explicitly listing what is good and assuming everything else is not. Black-listing is the process of explicitly listing

Security and stability improvements unique to Windows Vista x64

Windows Vista x64 will mandate all kernel modules are digitally signed by Microsoft. This is unique to the x64 (AMD64/Intel EM64T) build of the software, and does not apply to 32-bit (x86) builds or IA64 (Itanium) builds. By doing this, vendors who write
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