Forefront Team Blog
News, updates and insights about enterprise identity and security solutions.
Video: School District uses "Geneva" to simplify access
As demonstrated at RSA (and reported on CNET) the Lake Washington School District-- comprised of 50...
Author: jbsid Date: 05/15/2009
CSO Magazine Online: Free webcast on information protection.
Did you know? 63% of data compromises take months to discover and 48% of breaches take weeks to...
Author: jbsid Date: 05/12/2009
Microsoft code-name “Geneva” Beta 2 Now Available
Today Microsoft released beta 2 of “Geneva,” our open platform that dramatically simplifies user...
Author: jbsid Date: 05/11/2009
Germany embraces “Geneva” and claims-based model
Hallo von München Deutschland! I’m at the 3rd annual European Identity Conference hosted by analyst...
Author: jbsid Date: 05/07/2009
Forefront Anti-Spam Resource Center
More than 97% of all email is spam! And it is more than annoying…it also creates the ideal...
Author: jbsid Date: 05/06/2009
Webcasts on secure collaboration & messaging
Register here for webcasts on using Forefront and Windows solutions to better secure collaboration...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/30/2009
Forefront Online Security for Exchange
One of the news items we announced with the April 16 introduction of the Business Ready Security...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/29/2009
Cloud Security
Hi all – Doug Leland here, general manager of the Identity and Security Business Group. Today at the...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/28/2009
Business Ready Security and Windows 7
Here's a quick video from the RSA Conference last week, grabbed from the Windows Security Blog. JG...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/27/2009
Forefront "Stirling" beta 2
Last week, as part of introducing the Business Ready Security strategy, we publicly released beta 2...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/23/2009
The analysts weigh in
As part of last week's introduction of our Business Ready Security strategy, we posted several...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/22/2009
Award-winning solutions
Today Info Security Products Guide, a leading publication on security-related products and...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/21/2009
End to End Trust and Business Ready Security
I’m Doug Leland, general manager of the Identity and Security Business Group here at Microsoft. On...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/20/2009
Register for 'Is There a Cloud in Your Future?' Webcast
On Tuesday, April 28 at 11:00am PDT, Microsoft will continue its webcast series on 'How to Invest in...
Author: grantkd Date: 04/17/2009
Business Ready Security
Today the Identity and Security Division at Microsoft introduced what we call our Business Ready...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/16/2009
The Microsoft Identity and Security Strategy
Tomorrow the identity and security team at Microsoft will unveil new information about its strategy...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/15/2009
SIR volume 6
Yesterday Microsoft published volume 6 of its Security Intelligence Report. For those not familiar...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/09/2009
Using Multiple Engines for Fast, Effective Protection of IM Environments
From the Forefront Server Security blog: Forefront Security for Office Communications Server...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/07/2009
Schedule Update for Forefront “Stirling”
Microsoft is providing an update on release timing for Forefront code name “Stirling,” an integrated...
Author: jbsid Date: 04/03/2009
Bob Muglia on doing more with what you have
Today Microsoft posted an article featuring Server and Tools president Bob Muglia discussing smart...
Author: jbsid Date: 03/30/2009
Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) RTM Now Available!
FSOCS provides fast and effective protection against IM-based malware for OCS 2007 and OCS 2007 R2...
Author: mchan Date: 03/17/2009
Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 SP1 – Common Criteria EAL4+
I’m Bill Jensen, Senior Product Manager for ISA Server and the upcoming Forefront Threat Management...
Author: jbsid Date: 03/13/2009
Forefront TMG Feature Deepdive – ISP Redundancy
Hi Forefront community, My team members on the Forefront Threat Management Gateway project recently...
Author: jbsid Date: 03/10/2009
The Case for Forefront
Today Enterprise Networking World posted a thorough overview of the Microsoft edge, client and...
Author: jbsid Date: 02/11/2009
Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) Beta 3 is released!
Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) Beta 3 Now Available! FSOCS...
Author: mchan Date: 01/23/2009
"Morro," OneCare and Forefront
There's currently a good deal of buzz about yesterday's announcement of Microsoft's plans for a...
Author: jbsid Date: 11/19/2008
Forefront solutions in the new Windows Essential Servers
You may have heard about last week's launch of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and Small...
Author: jbsid Date: 11/18/2008
Forefront Client Security/NAP Readiness Assessent in New MAP Toolkit
Earlier this week Microsoft introduced the new Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2. MAP is...
Author: jbsid Date: 11/07/2008
Announcing IAG Service Pack 2
I’m Uri Lichtenfeld, product manager for the Intelligent Application Gateway and today I’m very...
Author: jbsid Date: 11/02/2008
Forefront Client Security wins VB100 award for Windows Server 2008 anti-malware
Good news: Virus Bulletin magazine has awarded Forefront Client Security another “VB100” award, this...
Author: jbsid Date: 10/02/2008
Independent research firm recognizes Microsoft NAP as a leader in Network Access Control
Microsoft’s Network Access Protection (NAP) solution was cited as a leader (the top category) in a...
Author: jbsid Date: 09/18/2008
A Closer Look into Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1 - available now
Today we are releasing Microsoft Forefront Client Security Service Pack 1 (SP1), which supports: ·...
Author: grantkd Date: 08/26/2008
The importance of botnets in computer security
Several of the characteristics of botnets are not only significant in and of themselves, but are...
Author: tzink Date: 07/25/2008
What makes hackers tick?
Why do hackers do what they do? Are they motivated by something? Altruism? Greed? Strafor examined...
Author: tzink Date: 07/22/2008
Great Momentum for Microsoft’s Security and Identity Partners
My name is Mark Hassall and as Director in the Identity & Security Business Group at Microsoft...
Author: katek Date: 07/21/2008
We’re gaining our Identity at Forefront: introducing the Identity & Security Division
We've just had a reorganization in Microsoft's Server & Tools Business (STB) that combines the...
Author: davidburt2000 Date: 06/19/2008
Forefront Client Security Will Offer Broad Support for Windows Server 2008, Including Hyper-V, NAP, and Server Core
Today at the Tech Ed IT Professional Conference, we announced that Forefront Client Security will...
Author: davidburt2000 Date: 06/10/2008
Forefront Security for Office Communication Server Beta Now Available
Today at the Tech Ed IT Professional Conference, Microsoft announced the availability of the first...
Author: davidburt2000 Date: 06/10/2008
Prism Consulting Analysis: Forefront Client Security has Lower TCO than Competitors
Prism Consulting has released a new Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis of desktop anti-malware....
Author: davidburt2000 Date: 06/09/2008
Technet Radio Podcast on Stirling
Microsoft Forefront Codename "Stirling" Overview (Part 1 of 2) Microsoft Forefront codename...
Author: davidburt2000 Date: 06/03/2008