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XBox 360 is sooooo cool

Check out https://www.xbox360.com to find out more. I'm sure you've heard noise in the press and...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/01/2005

What blogcasts is Steve going to produce following questions on the technical roadshow

I'll record blogcasts showing you how to do the following: Use the Encrypting File System(EFS) and...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/31/2005

How to secure your network via segmentation using IPSec

Head to https://www.microsoft.com/ipsec for details of how to use this important feature of Windows...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/27/2005

Those of you who join us at the Technical roadshow in Birmingham earlier in the week may recall that...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/27/2005

How to display information about your config on the screen like I did at the Technical Roadshow in Birmingham

It was great to see so many of you at yesterday's technical roadshow in Birmingham. Many people...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/26/2005

Effective ways to use least privilege

Check out Aaron Margosis' blog for tricks and tips to make it easier for you (and those around you!)...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/23/2005

Learn about rootkits malware and network isolation from subject matter experts, testers and editors who create security guidance solutions namely the Microsoft Solutions for Security(MSS) team

I'm a huge fan of getting the most value from the software I already have - I always talk about this...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/21/2005

Add security requirements to your functional spec and acceptance testing as the result will be more secure code and less risk

Matthew Fisher has written written an interesting article for the Industry Insider's blog which is...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/20/2005

Send messages to your MSN Space from your mobile phone

With SMS to Spaces you can easily send text messages to your MSN Space even if you are not near a...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/19/2005

IT's Showtime - webcasts from Steve Riley, Jesper and Rafal

Follow this link to access free webcasts from technical experts showing you how to get the maximum...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/19/2005

IMHO many of the most interesting security labs are actually listed under "Microsoft Windows Server...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/19/2005

When are TechNet heading to a town near you?

People often ask me when TechNet plan to host security events North of London. I was born in...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/19/2005

Free TechNet Virtual Labs - learn how to use just about every windows security feature on our test servers via your browser!

TechNet Virtual LabsEver wanted to test Microsoft's newest software in a totally secure sandbox...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/18/2005

There are only three days left for you to qualify for a discounted TechEd Europe ticket

There's a discount of Three Hundred Euros if you register for this year's TechEd Europe in the next...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/17/2005

MSN Desktop Search is now complete and available for free download

I'm sure I'm not alone in getting frustrated that I can find what I'm looking for so quickly on the...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/17/2005

Free webcasts showing you exactly HOW to solve many of today's security problems using software you already own!

I'm a firm believer in making the most of what you have. If you've ever seen me speak you'll be...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/17/2005

Security Myths - read an extract of the upcoming book titled Protect Your Windows Network

If you'd like more information to help dispel security myths in your organisation then I suggest you...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/13/2005

Security in operation article looking at the Security notifications for Microsoft Redhat and Novell Suse

How do you compare and make sense of the security vulnerability announcements from different...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/12/2005

Details of Rafal Lukawiecki's security seminars are now available on TechNet

You may recall that I mentioned this event a couple of weeks ago with the detailed post that's...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/11/2005

Find out more about the Security Development Lifecycle(SDL)

Many people ask me what substance exists to the Trustworthy Computing Initative and specificially...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/11/2005

Would you like to be involved in setting the security agenda for vendors? Then perhaps you should join the Jericho Forum

Some members of the community have asked me about the Jericho Forum, what is it and where can they...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/10/2005

Thought Theives - how to raise the profile of security in your organisation

Microsoft are running a competition whereby entrants record a short film to highlight the growing...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/10/2005

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser v2 Beta is available

Incase you're not familiar with MBSA is a free utility which can be downloaded from...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/10/2005

Guidance on how to improve your security policy

A number of people have asked me for suggestions of third party online references which provide...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

Presentation covering Windows Security Internals

The team @ Skilldrive https://www.skilldrive.com have put together a really interesting presentation...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

Who are the most interesting security speakers out there?

There are quite a few people in the Information Security Industry these days. Who do you like to...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

Free Security Videos for download including advice to avoid Phising and teaching children about safe browsing

There are a number of videos which can be freely downloaded from here - they are not technical but...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

What sensitive information is "lying around" in your office & who can access it?

It’s amazing how much you can find out about a person or organisation from simple "non-sensitive"...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

Blogcast showing how to secure a home wireless network via WPA - updated to point to the new blogcasts

This post has been replaced by a series of five blogcasts as quite a bit has changed since I wrote...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

What security problems are you finding most difficult right now?

I'm trying to avoid the tendancy of assuming that I know the pain you're going through when it comes...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

My Blog is now hosted on TechNet please use the new address

Recently my Blog was moved from https://blogs.msdn.com/steve_lamb to...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/09/2005

Nice article about preventing SQL Injection

Rhys Wilkins recently made me aware of an article which advises several good practises in making...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/06/2005

Interesting articles about Rights Management Service Pack 1

Rights Management provides the capability for the author of a document or email to define the way in...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/05/2005

Free MIIS technical event which includes practical demonstrations - this is not a sales event

Come and spend a day with Microsoft and partner Identity Management experts who will demonstrate how...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/04/2005

TechEd Europe is just around the corner

It seems like no time since ITForum and yet it's almost time for TechEd Europe which will take place...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/04/2005

Information about Network Access Protection(NAP) / Quarantine

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 includes support for the Quarantine feature of Routing and Remote...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/04/2005

What will it take to get security requirements added to the functional spec and hence acceptance testing

I've spoken to a number of people recently about how to improve the level of security in software...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/04/2005

The Microsoft presentations from InfoSec will be posted as follows...

It was great to meet so many of you at InfoSec last week in London. As promised all of the...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/04/2005

How to segment your network via IPSec to isolate untrusted machines and limit the spread of worms

A series of seven papers covering all aspects of IPsec are now available for free download from our...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 05/03/2005

At last the new ISA 2004 Enterprise Edition Exams are here

The exams themselves launch in the next few weeks. For details of the course content please browse...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/25/2005

BlogCast showing how to run as a non-privileged user in XP SP2

NOTE: I've amended the URL for the Blogcast... Finally I've recorded my first BlogCast having...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/22/2005

Industry Insiders are looking for contributions

Industry Insiders is the term given to an outreach activity that the team(Microsoft's IT Pro...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

Looking for no-nonesense free demonstrations online of how to actually apply the technology you already have? Watch some blogcasts!

I've ranted on about a new phenomenon named "Blogcasts" for several months now. Blogcasts are all...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

Stop SPAM with Microsoft's free Intelligent Message Filter(IMF)

During last week's Technical Roadshow event in Edinburgh many people asked how best to stop SPAM...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

Take the Gatekeeper challenge to find out how good your security knowledge is

There are decent prizes up for grabs including a VIP ticket to TechEd, a brand new tablet PC. Browse...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

Join John Howard to see a great demo of the Security Configuration Wizard at the Technical Roadshow

We've already run the Microsoft Technical Roadshow(featuring experts from MSDN and TechNet) in...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

Rafal Lukawiecki is presenting two one day security seminars for TechNet

Rafal Lukawiecki is one of the best Information Security speakers I've seen as he's highly...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

Be careful as there are some high profile Phishing Scams out there right now

I've seen email which appears to be from an online banking/trading site. The wording of the email...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

The Windows Security Resource Kit Second Edition is available

Credit where it's due, John Howard's post about the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit inspired me to...

Author: Steve Lamb Date: 04/21/2005

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