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This month's (August) Security Update is particularly important
Full details of this month's security update can be found here. It's a significant update as it...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/09/2006
What advice would you give to Chief Information Officers to improve the effectiveness of Information Security?
I was recently asked for suggestions to give to Chief Information Officers to improve their security...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/07/2006
Check out NxtGenUG's Security Podcast
Click on the image below or here to listen to a recent podcast where some chap from Microsoft speaks...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/03/2006
Join Tim O'Reilly for a podcast discussing OpenSource, Architectures for Collaboration and Mashups
There's an interesting podcast (of approx 20 mins duration) hosted by Bill Hilf where Tim O'Reilly...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/02/2006
If you're going to BlackHat then you'll find plenty of Microsoft security specialists there
Microsoft are hosting an entire track giving technical insight and encouraging feedback at the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 08/02/2006
Good News - TechNet Plus subscribers can now dowload the latest versions of Windows Vista and Office
It's been a long time coming but finally TechNet Plus subscriber downloads provides online access to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/31/2006
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...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/28/2006
Another tweak to get Aero Glass working reliably
In addition to my earlier post detailing how to get Aero Glass working I've found that making a...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/27/2006
Why are the "M" and "N" keys wearing out on my keyboard?
I'm using a couple of laptops - one is nearly three years old and for some bizarre reason only the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/26/2006
I am NOT a Number but I'm not afraid of sharing my telephone number with all of you
Following Eileen's lead I've decided to post my mobile phone number on my blog. Bearing in mind that...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/25/2006
Criminals are using Phishing attacks to compromise banking sites that use two factor authentication
Netcraft have reported cases of banking sites being compromised even though they use two factor...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/20/2006
Where can I find technical details of Microsoft Security Vulnerabilities
Browse here to find the technical details pertaining to Security Vulnerabilities in Microsoft...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/19/2006
65 vulnerabilities have been reported for a product that was billed as unbreakable
According to the SANS diary a popular database vendor announced 65 security vulnerabilites...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/19/2006
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...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/19/2006
I'm delighted that Microsoft have announced that we will acquire Winternals software and Sysinternals
Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell have provided excellent tools and resources at Winternals and...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/19/2006
Which platform has the most security vulnerabilities?
This is a question that often comes up during conversations between meetings of people who hold...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/18/2006
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...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/17/2006
Fancy Winning an Xbox 360? Do you have what it takes to prove that you're a TechNet Supremo?
OK so this is clearly a "Marketing thing" but it's aim is pure and simple - to encourage people to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/13/2006
How will InfoCard work? What are the Laws of Identity? Who's Kim Cameron?
Thanks again to Kim Cameron (Microsoft's lead Identity Architect) for both joining us at last week's...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/10/2006
If only all Security messages could be this clear ¦ What will it take to get users to lock their desktops?
Note: I took this picture myself - it's not a fake. Clearly we don't want to use scare tactics for...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/07/2006
I'm grappling with which device to get next to replace my C500 Smartphone
My current C500 Smartphone is one of the few mobile telephones that I've been happy with for more...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/06/2006
Perhaps we're too paranoid - there are many nice people out there too!
Following yesterday's TechNet Security Summit (in London) I invited the audience to adjourn to the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/06/2006
Here are links to follow-up information referenced in yesterday's TechNet Security Summit
Thanks to everyone who join us yesterday for our TechNet Security Summit in London. In particular...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/06/2006
How can I be sure that Internet Explorer 7's Phishing Filter will respect my privacy?
The Internet Explorer Team Blog includes a post covering this very subject. Due to many people...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/30/2006
Ooooh here's a nice toy - a blue tooth enabled watch
Thanks to Hoop for posting about this rather interesting gadget. Thanks to Engadget for the image -...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/30/2006
How to list running processes and kill them via the command line
Thanks to James for letting me know that there's an easy way to list and kill processes from the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/30/2006
User Account Control is there for your own good - using least privilege is a good thing!
As Jesper wrote in his "Please don't disable security features, at least while we're testing them"...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/29/2006
Steve Horne's Machinima video showing why it's important to Patch your systems is now available
As Sabot mentions on Channel9 Steve Horne's Machinima video showing Hoards of Giant Man Eating...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/28/2006
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...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/28/2006
Ah the wonders of English / American - one language? such different meaning!
This made me smile and deserved to be shared... I've just stumbled across a "personal bug portal,...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/27/2006
It may be a Dark Rainy Monday morning but I feel so Lucky - I've won a holiday and a fortune!
I've been browsing through my junk email - I'm not quite sure why I'm bothering to do so though...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/26/2006
Would you like the TechNet team to visit a venue near you? Where would you recommend?
The following image is displayed on the WilliamsF1Conference Centre site - aside from the flash...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/21/2006
At last we're producing security messages that real people (the general public) can make sense of!
At last - an interface for real people - i.e. those that aren't technical security experts. The...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/21/2006
I Love this - MOOWA - Outlook Web Access that MOOs when you receive a new message!
KC posted a wonderful MOOWA entry showing how to set Outlook Web Access (OWA) that takes on a Cow...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/15/2006
Announcing Internet Explorer 7+ for Windows Vista
The IE Team blog have announced that Internet Explorer running on Windows Vista will be known as...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/13/2006
We've released ISA Server 2006 and the "Forefront" brand for security products
The PressPass announcement provides details of both the release of ISA Server 2006 and the ForeFront...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/12/2006
No I don't want any additional auto insurance, free ring tones or sexual embelishment
Like Steve Riley I'm fed up with receiving a large number of spam comments on my blog. I've just...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/12/2006
Why Don't Real People understand information security
Many Information Security people have mused why on Earth "Real People" (i.e. those without...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/05/2006
How to toggle Aero Glass on and off in Windows Vista
Thanks to Robert McLaws for commenting on this post to correct me - the following information is...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/26/2006
How to project or use an external monitor from Windows Vista whilst running Aero Glass
I'm still struggling with this one. If you know of a reliable way to project or use an external...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/26/2006
How to restore the display on Windows Vista following hibernation
OK so there is a minor practical problem with Windows Vista in it's current Beta form - if you...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/26/2006
How to get Aero Glass working on Windows Vista Beta 2
As many of you know Aero Glass is the name given to the beautiful high-end interface of Windows...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/26/2006
What makes Windows Vista more secure than Windows XP? Here's a white paper that gives an overview of the security features of Windows Vista
Thanks to Michael Howard for posting about "Windows Vista Security Enhancements". Michael's post...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/26/2006
It's amazing quite how much Spam's out there
According to Postini 73% of e-mail is spam!
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/24/2006
Announcing the new "BlogFather"!!
OK so this has nothing whatsoever to do with Security but it's Friday afternoon and I want to share...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/19/2006
Microsoft intend to acquire Whale Communications - they're a "leading provider of SSL VPN" technologies
Our PressPass announcement provides more information about the stated intent to acquire Whale...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/18/2006
When is Kim Cameron speaking in London about Identity Management?
Following Rafal's excellent Identity Management event in Reading today many people asked when they...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/17/2006
Our Cat Killed the TV - why we're not going HD
Whilst we were on holiday a few weeks ago one of our cats was sick INTO the back of our television!...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/17/2006