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Here are my pictures from TechEd EMEA
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Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/19/2005
How to create better passwords & What is a PassPhrase anyway?
I've heard Jesper talk about this many times and have used passphrases for a long time myself. The...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/19/2005
You choose between performance and security
Bill Reid has provided an article for the TechNet Industry Insiders which looks at how to increase...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/18/2005
Addendum to my last post about Team Foundation Server
Thanks to Rob for setting me straight with regard to my last post about Team Foundation Server....
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/15/2005
How important is separation to you when deploying IIS SQL and Team Foundation Server
Rob Caron works for Microsoft Corp. and he's looking for your feedback regarding how important you...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/14/2005
What is the best way to stop your boss obsessing about the hot security story in the news?
During the course of my conversations with people at TechEd last week on item came up time and again...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/14/2005
Check out the audio from Seth's talk at the Marketing Soiree
<This post has been edited to attribute the image accordingly> The Marketing Soiree was a very...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/13/2005
There's more to life than just a firewall
Duane put's it quite nicely in his post - there's definately far more to security that just a single...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/13/2005
Are there no limits to how low malware authors will go?
I'm staggered that there's a Trojan which is transmitted by email which purports to be information...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/12/2005
Steve Balmer talks about Blogging
Check out Eileen's post by clicking here to read about Steve Balmer's views on Blogging... Steve was...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/11/2005
Marketing Soiree / Geek Dinner tomorrow night in London
I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's Marketing Soiree which is taking place in London. Full...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/10/2005
Why on Earth are there Parrots living in the wild in Amsterdam?
Travelling from my hotel to TechEd I've been walking through Vondelpark - a place festooned with...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/08/2005
A really unflattering picture of me at TechEd!
This picture was taken following our Malware chalk 'n' talk last night @ TechEd EMEA. I really...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/07/2005
TechEd - At last a conference venue that has good physical security
Don't get carried away by the title to this post - no conference venue is going to have good...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/07/2005
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser - MBSA 2 is available
In case you're new to MBSA it's a security scanner which you can download(for free), install it on a...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/06/2005
I'm taking my life in my hands just walking around @ TechEd!
Mat has posted a great article explaining about the dangers of walking around in Amsterdam. We're...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/05/2005
What's TechEd EMEA like?
I've worked for Microsoft for two and a half years and yet this is the first time I've been to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/04/2005
Apologies to Michael Kalbe
Sorry Michael - by mistake I missed your name off the description in my earlier post about the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/04/2005
If you're going to TechEd EMEA then do come and say Hi
I'm going to be at TechEd EMEA all next week and would love to meet as many of you as possible to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/01/2005
View the recording of Mark Russinovich's TechEd session titled Understanding and Fighting Malware: Viruses, Spyware and Rootkits
Click here to view the recording of Mark Russinovich's TechEd breakout session, Understanding and...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 07/01/2005
What are Drive-by-downloads and how to avoid getting Malware in the first place
There's good article here which advocates the best advice when it comes to dealing with Malware -...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/30/2005
Windows Incident Response
H.Carvey has an excellent Blog which is titled "Windows Incident Response" and as such is packed...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/30/2005
How to combat Malware spyware and Phishing - find out more at TechEd
There are a couple of sessions at TechEd which will go into detail on practical steps you can take...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/29/2005
Don't fall for the email scam titled "I EXPECT YOUR REPLY"
Earlier today I received an email titled "I EXPECT YOUR REPLY ." - the body text suggested that by...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/28/2005
Thanks to everyone who helped make today's Oracle User Group a success
I spoke today at the Oracle User Group meeting which for the first time was held at Microsoft. It...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/28/2005
Security Configuration Wizard for Oracle anyone?
In case you're not familiar with the Security Configuration Wizard(SCW) it's a great tool that's...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/26/2005
How to secure the Administrator account access to your environment
The Administrator Accounts Security Planning Guide has recently been posted to TechNet and hence is...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/24/2005
How to ensure the privacy of information during an open meeting
The Chatham House Rule is used by convention in many security meetings held in the UK. I blogged...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/23/2005
Evidence today of how effective the Chatham House Rule is
I enjoyed speaking on a panel today at the TIF conference. - full details of TIF can be found on...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/22/2005
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the "how to deal with Malware" post
There's some great advice in the comments to my recent post about Malware - thanks to everyone who...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/22/2005
How does Microsoft secure the infrastructure for events like TechEd
There's a new paper on our website which discusses how the events team use Windows Server System...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/21/2005
There's a technical problem with my blog - hence the comment numbers don't show
Thank you to everyone who's added their comments to my posts. Unfortunately there's a technical...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/20/2005
What is the best way to deal with malware?
Please let me know what techniques you've found useful to tackle the growing menace of malware. Do...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/19/2005
What is Phishing and Pharming
There's a good definition of both Phishing and Pharming here together with discussion of DNSSEC(in...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/17/2005
Why it's important to establish a security culture through security awareness
I was researching for a piece on security culture when I found an excellent post which included a...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/17/2005
How to troubleshoot Windows Firewall configuration problems
If you're struggling to get the balance right between the enhanced security gained by enabling the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/15/2005
Where can I find out about Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 and how can I secure my network?
Tomorrow night(Wednesday 15th June) we'll be presenting at the Cavendish conference centre in London...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/14/2005
How to encourage your Children to surf the net safely
Children of course think they know best. I know I did. Some would argue I still think I'm right too...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/13/2005
The audio from Robert Scoble's talk at the GeekDinner's available for download
I'm finding word of mouth networks / social networks incredibly interesting - the Geek Dinner being...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/10/2005
Where can I download video/audio/podcasts of TechEd USA?
To view recordings(podcasts) of all kinds of interesting demos and interviews direct from TechEd USA...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/10/2005
Steve Riley and Jesper dispell security myths @ TechEd USA
Jeffery Palermo has posted a nice summary of the myths Steve and Jesper dispelled @ TechEd USA. Like...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/10/2005
I've fixed a config problem with my blog so now you can post comments
Several of you have sent me email complaining that you were unable to post comments to my blog - my...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/10/2005
What restrictions are placed on Microsoft Bloggers?
Ben Metcalf's post about the London Geek Dinner raised some interesting points which were a topic of...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/09/2005
Where can I find the presentations from the Technical roadshow?
Thanks to those of you who joined us at the Technical roadshow yesterday in London. I enjoyed...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/09/2005
Last night's GeekDinner in London was superb
Last night I went to my first GeekDinner (details of future UK events can be found here) which took...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/08/2005
What's the best way to build/design/architect a windows server environment?
Shawn posted an interesting article along these lines which is accessible here Browse to...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/07/2005
How to lock your screen the easy way
The easiest way to lock your screen on Windows XP is to press the Windows key(often known as the...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/06/2005
How to improve the security awareness of your users
There are some vivid reminders of how important security awareness is to everyone at the Native...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/02/2005
How many machines are compromised by zombie / robot/ bot/ trojan software?
According to an article by Ciphertrust in May 2005 there were in excess of 172,000 new zombies...
Author: Steve Lamb Date: 06/02/2005