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• Microsoft is winning the NAC war, expert says

  Security guru Joel Snyder from Opus One recently starred as the guest of a live Network World chat where he discussed the state of network access control. Snyder says that Microsoft is emerging as one of the clear winners of NAC, but that Microsoft's... Posted May 27 2008, 03:32 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Network, Enterprise, trends, Policy

• Microsoft calls for talks on Internet trust, safety

  Microsoft today called for broad discussions about the safety of the Internet in an initiative it dubbed "End to End Trust" in a white paper released during the RSA Conference that opened today in San Francisco. In a keynote address at the security conference... Posted Apr 11 2008, 06:16 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, IE, Windows, Microsoft, Virtualization, email, Network, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, Identity Management, Developer, trends, WIFI, PKI, Policy, Strategy, NAP IPSEC, Remote Access

• Minimizing User Rights Can Increase Security

  Taking a least-privilege approach to user accounts is a key part of any in-depth defense strategy, many analysts and security pros say. "I think it's very important … not even just as [a component] of security, but in the broader sense [of] risk posed... Posted Feb 07 2008, 02:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Office, IE, Windows, Microsoft, email, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, Developer, trends, Policy, Strategy

• Remote Workers Still Living Dangerously, Cisco Study Says

  If it seems that -- despite your company's best efforts to educate users about security -- users are actually behaving less responsibly, don't panic. Your organization isn't the only one. In fact, Cisco Systems Inc. today is releasing the results of a... Posted Feb 07 2008, 02:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Enterprise, trends, Policy, Survey, Remote Access

• ISC2: HR given guide to info security skills

  ISC2, the non-profit international body that educated and certifies information security professionals, today announced the publication of its "Hiring Guide to the Information Security Profession". The free 30-page guide is designed to provide human resources... Posted Jan 22 2008, 07:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Enterprise, trends, Policy

• Microsoft placed in Visionaries Quadrant in latest Gartner SSL VPN Magic Quadrant

  On December 6, analyst firm Gartner Inc., announced that Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007 is positioned in the Visionaries quadrant of their 2007 SSL VPN Magic Quadrant report. Not only was IAG described as an “excellent new product... Posted Jan 07 2008, 05:04 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, OS, Enterprise, trends, Policy, Strategy

• Microsoft Files Patent for HoneyMonkey Exploit Finder

  Microsoft has filed a patent claim for the Strider HoneyMonkey malware/exploit detection system created by our internal research unit. The claim, currently being reviewed at Peer-to-Patent. The HoneyMonkey system, first discussed in August 2005, is best... Posted Dec 29 2007, 01:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Consumer, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, trends, Policy, Strategy

• Enterprise@Risk: 2007 Privacy & Data Protection Survey

  Reportable and multiple privacy breaches rising at alarming rate! Personally identifiable information of customers and employees is being exposed – frequently and repeatedly – potentially putting hundreds of thousands of individuals at risk and exposing... Posted Dec 17 2007, 04:37 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Enterprise, trends, Policy, Strategy

• I was visiting Nigeria – watch out!

  You know that I rarely did trip reports in the past. I am personally convinced that you do not want to read, what I had for breakfast in Barcelona. But this trip was different. When I told the people around me that I will be travelling to Nigeria I got... Posted Nov 23 2007, 02:14 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, trends, Policy, Cybercrime, Events/Training