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• Microsoft Security Assessment Tool v.3.5 (2008-06)

  The Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) is a free tool designed to help organizations like yours assess weaknesses in your current IT security environment, reveal a prioritized list of issues, and help provide specific guidance to minimize those... Posted Jun 23 2008, 02:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, OS, Enterprise, Policy, Guidance

• 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

• Managing the Windows Vista Firewall

  If you're an IT pro who is looking a bit more seriously at Windows Vista for your enterprise environment, you should take a close look at the firewall. Once you realize what the Windows Vista firewall can do, you may want to renegotiate the agreement... Posted May 26 2008, 06:58 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, Network, Consumer, OS, Enterprise, Developer, Policy, Strategy

• 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

• Introducing SAFECode [Michael Howard]

  SAFECode, the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code, introduced its first white paper, "Software Assurance: An Overview of Current Industry Best Practices." The organization was founded by Microsoft, Symantec, EMC, SAP and Juniper to advance... Posted Feb 21 2008, 07:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, OS, Enterprise, Developer, Policy, Strategy

• 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

• 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

• Using Autoplay on Vista To Stop Attacks (Islandhoping)

  The technique of island hopping—penetrating a network through a weak link and then hopping around systems within that network—has been around for years. But it continues to take on new dimensions. In today's security-conscious IT environments, people... Posted Dec 30 2007, 04:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Microsoft, OS, Enterprise, Policy

• Tech Insight: Microsoft's IPSec and NAP/NAC

  Windows' built-in security capabilities offer endpoint alternative to NAP/NAC Microsoft’s support of the IP Security (IPSec) standard was enhanced with the release of Windows Vista this year, and interest in the technology will likely grow with the introduction... Posted Dec 29 2007, 01:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Windows, Microsoft, OS, Enterprise, WIFI, Policy, Strategy, NAP IPSEC

• 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

• New Microsoft Security Vulnerability Research and Defense blog

  The Security Vulnerability Research & Defense blog’s intent is to provide more information about Microsoft vulnerabilities, mitigations and workarounds, and active attacks. http://blogs.technet.com/swi/ Urs...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Dec 28 2007, 05:21 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Office, IE, Windows, Microsoft, SQL, email, Consumer, Backup, antivirus, OS, Enterprise, Developer, WIFI, PKI, Policy