Our next wave of Cybercrime events lift off next week in Nieuwegein in the Netherlands. We are kicking of 2009 in great style. Two day’s packed with new content and a few surprises thrown in. If your job involves security, either as a security or IT professional you need to be there. Strong evidence [...]
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Firstly I stay in a lot of hotels. Have you ever notice that no matter which hotel you stay in, the maid always folds the edges of the toilet paper in a triangle shape. Why? I asked the girl and she just remarked “well, it’s the way it’s always been done”. So with that [...]
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As I have discussed many time in my security talks & presentations the dangers of bad security are much closer than you think. In many cases we are so focussed on protecting “the network” we often fail to notice attacks from within. Now I am not saying that all your employees are bad, but it’s [...]
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In my opinion it’s one of the greatest success stories in recent years. What I am talking about? Well Windows firewall that’s what. This gem has undergone a radical makeover since Windows XP SP2 to become one of the best in the industry. It’s journey continues in Windows 7 with yet more granularity control. Windows [...]
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Security is all about confidence right? If you give the impression of being secure then you are less likely to be attacked. A classic example of this can be seen in any average street in the country. Some houses have an alarm system and some do not. So If I were a bad guy then [...]
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Now I am sure many security people will agree with me that this seems to be the ultimate trade off. I saw this yesterday and had to comment. This is the new User Account control option in Windows 7 which allows users to “customize” (aka tone down or even disable) UAC settings. Whoa, just think [...]
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As many of you know I have a passion for security. Baring this in mind I often get into conversations regarding this subject, especially it seems at social occasions. Well it’s either that or the goings on in season 7 of “24”. Anyway my interest is physical security and I got into a discussion with [...]
Well I am back. It’s nice to know that I was missed. I have been off line for a couple of weeks due to a bereavement in the family. A big thank you to all the MVPs and Microsoft staff who attended my Security session in TVP yesterday. The reaction was really encouraging as I [...]
I am delighted to announce that I will be once again speaking at this year’s TechEd EMEA in Barcelona. As you know I have a keen interest in security. This year as well as getting involved at the Ask the Experts booths I will be presenting a great interactive session called “ Cybercrime – The [...]
Windows Server 2008 has a number of gems hidden beneath its surface. One of these is Active Directory Rights Management. This tool helps protect your important information in the form of right’s management. By this I mean Intellectual property rights. An example of this can be seen on the iTunes website where users can download [...]
