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Windows Vista's looking really good
Last week I was fortunate enough to be able to join many Microsoft techies at an internal conference...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 01/20/2006
It's amazing how fast time passes - blogs.technet.com is a year old
Thanks to Tony Soper for reminding us that TechNet Blogs are a year old and that there are 336 blogs...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 01/19/2006
Do you ever receive telephone calls from your Bank asking for your PIN?
I've heard of this happening from time to time but I've never experienced it myself until just...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 01/19/2006
How to extract a file from an ISO image
There's a free tool that enables you to view the contents of an ISO image and extract individual...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 01/18/2006
Who do you go to for security advice?
Do you have experience of participating in User Groups? Which ones would you recommend? Are they...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/21/2005
Windows Server 2003 and XP SP2 have achieved Common Criteria EAL4 - here's a measure of how secure Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP are
Moments ago this information hit the press in the form of a press release and white paper that you...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/14/2005
Free webcast showing how to use Rights Management to stop information leaking from your organisation
I recently recorded a thiry minute webcast for a live TechNet audience. Please click here to view...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/14/2005
Will my software break under Windows Server R2?
As John Howard mentions in his post Windows Server R2 is entirely based on Windows Server SP1 - it...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/12/2005
Enhanced Security in Visual Studio 2005
As you may already be aware there are a vast array of security features in Visual Studio 2005 which...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/09/2005
Running Virtual Server R2 on Windows Vista
This is not a supported configuration nor am I recommending you to try this at home/work HOWEVER I'm...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/09/2005
Windows Server Release 2 (R2) is available for download
The official launch of Windows Server 2003 R2 (Release 2) took place earlier this week (Tuesday 6th...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/09/2005
What sessions would you like to see at TechNet?
We're planning next year's TechNet events at the moment and at present the following topics will be...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/09/2005
Make sure you get your wireless security passphrase right on Windows Vista
This won't come as a surprise for those of you who've read many of my blog entries or who've...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/07/2005
How to find your way around London - here's a free journey planner for bus train tube and boat
Anyone who's visited London is likely to have used many of the available transport options including...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/02/2005
How to Secure wireless networks?
A good point of reference is https://www.microsoft.com/wifi as you'll find a wealth of best practise...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/02/2005
XBox 360 Launch in the UK - it's here!
If you're reading this tonight (1st Dec) then it's not quite happened yet but XBox 360 launches in...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/01/2005
Looking for advice on developing secure applications?
The MSDN UK Evangelist team have worked with the best practise experts throughout the company to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 12/01/2005
Free Hands on lab for Rights Management - try it for yourself
The following resources make it easy for you to get to grips with Rights Management - enabling you...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/30/2005
Here are some great free webcasts covering security and many other topics including Threat Modelling
There's a wealth of webcasts available from TechEd Orlando - I know it's a while since the event but...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/29/2005
What's a Geek Dinner and when can I go to one?
*This post has been edited to correct the "Click here" link - thanks to Marc Liron for letting me...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/28/2005
Fill a few more braincells with security knowledge at these events
Tuesday 29th Nov- Public Key Infrastructure – tell me in plain English AND THEN deep technical how...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/28/2005
Tips for using syskey to store the start up key on a USB token
Following my last post there were some comments asking questions - I'd like to make sure that anyone...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/27/2005
How to use Syskey to make it more difficult to break into your laptop(s) via offline password guessing
Windows XP (and Server 2003) rely upon a series of "Master Keys" to protect both user specific...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/25/2005
A really handy trick that let's you display multiple timezones in Outlook 2003's Calendar
John Howard posted a description of how to display multiple timezones in Outlook 2003 - it's so...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/24/2005
What is a Virus, Worm or Bot(net) - here's an excellent security awareness video
There's an excellent security awareness video that was produced on behalf of the Dutch Government...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/23/2005
Life is NOT Binary!
As technologists we tend to forget that there are problems that can't be solved purely with...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/18/2005
The "We Share Your Pain" Video can be viewed here - as shown @ IT Forum 2005
Jesper showed the following video @ IT Forum - many people I've spoken to asked where they could...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/17/2005
Child Internet Safety resources available here
We visited an London Secondary School and spoke to 150 Children aged 11 - 12 years of ago about how...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/06/2005
How to secure your web server and transactions via PKI and ISA - check out my detailed article in TechNet Magazine
I've recently written an article for November/December's TechNet Magazine which looks in detail at...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/03/2005
News from the consumer awareness campaign - GetSafeOnline
We've been evangelising to the good people of Birmingham today - local radio, the main library, the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/02/2005
Teaching Security to Developers
Thanks to everyone @ VBUG Birmingham last night for making me so welcome. I was greated with lots of...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/01/2005
Join us on 29th Nov to find out in Plain English AND deep technical HOW PKI works
Many of you have asked me questions about Public Key Infrastructure with regard to it's use for...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 11/01/2005
IT Forum is really close now - there's still time to sign up to join us
Browse here to see the details and register. You can see a list of sessions and find out all about...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/31/2005
Demonstrating Windows Vista at the Oracle User Group in the UK
I'm working for the day at the annual UK Oracle User Group event in Birmingham - there are two...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/31/2005
Halloween Spooktacular - I'm speaking @ VBUG on Monday
Halloween Spooktacular Date: Monday 31 October 2005Topic: Understanding and Fighting Malware:...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/28/2005
I wish I hadn't seen this...
As it's Friday afternoon (in the UK at least) I want to share this with you - I took the following...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/28/2005
The GetSafeOnline tour is coming to a City near you very if you're in the UK
Tony Blair kicked off the Get Safe Online campaign at a press launch in London this morning....
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/27/2005
Get Safe Online launches tomorrow - it's all about consumer awareness of security
I've been sat on my hands for weeks now as I've wanted to tell you all about WHY I've been rather...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/27/2005
What would you like to know about PKI?
Like many of you I've heard all the stories about how PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) "will save the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/26/2005
Business Travel Stops Here...
Browse to business travel stops here for a light hearted view business travel :-)
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/20/2005
Join us tomorrow (Tues 18th Oct) to find out all about Privacy and Dispell some Myths
I'm presentating two sessions from TechEd (written by Steve Riley, Jesper Johansson and Byron Hynes)...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/17/2005
Thanks to everyone who joined our Blogging Session last night
Eileen and I thoroughly enjoyed explaining and demonstrating the various aspects of blogging. Eileen...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/14/2005
Would you like to limit who can read your blog?
The audience in tonight's TechNet event asked whether there's an easy way to restrict who can access...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/13/2005
Right now I'm teaching about Blogging to a TechNet audience
Eileen Brown and I are teaching a room full of people (perhaps you!) about the wonders of Blogging....
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/13/2005
Star Wars and Security - helping friends stay safe
Thanks to Bryan for making me smile with his post about security earlier today - he included a...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/13/2005
The Girl Geek Dinner was fantastic!
Thanks to everyone present for making the evening such a huge success. I'll post more about this...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/13/2005
I'm going to a "Girl Geek Dinner" tomorrow night in London!
No I'm not a girl! Chaps are allowed to go if invited. Details of the "Girl Geek Dinner" can be...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/10/2005
Where to start in Microsoft Security?
I recommend browsing to https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.mspx as a top level page...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 10/04/2005