Monthly Archives: July 2009

Vacation differently: Find new interesting places using Geocaching

Posted on 31/07/2009 by Roger

This has absolutely nothing to do with security but is a lot of fun: A few years ago, I read an article about Geocaching. Basically, this is a treasure hunt using GPS. Wikipedia describes it like that: Geocaching is similar … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 E – the new Microsoft Proposal to European Commission

Posted on 29/07/2009 by Roger

I saw a lot of chatter on blogs and Twitter about Windows 7 E (the European edition without Internet Explorer). On July 24th, we published a new proposal on that. Read our statement yourself: Microsoft Proposal to European Commission Roger

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A few comments to yesterday’s Out of Band

Posted on 29/07/2009 by Roger

It is pretty typical – these things often happen, when I have a really bad Internet connection . However, I am back home and the connection is kind of better now… I guess you have seen and heard about the … Continue reading →

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Kaspersky’s View of a Secure Internet – Does this make sense? I think not

Posted on 19/07/2009 by Roger

A few months ago, I already had some discussions with Eugene Kaspersky during an event of the Council of Europe on Cybercrime, how to address cybercrime on the Internet. At the moment, I am at a very, very slot connection … Continue reading →

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SANS: Recent attacks and a false sense of security

Posted on 16/07/2009 by Roger

Well, as I am not really working, just a quick one: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6787&rss Roger

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Join the Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 Security Baselines Beta

Posted on 14/07/2009 by Roger

The day before yesterday we opened the Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 Security Baselines Beta and would look forward to getting your feedback and comment. So, sign up for it if you are interested: Sign-Up Now for the New … Continue reading →

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Manage Network Access Protection at Microsoft

Posted on 14/07/2009 by Roger

As you know, I am a big fan of the concepts behind Network Access Protection as it allows to dynamically define zones on you network. We just published a whitepaper called Manage Network Access Protection at Microsoft: Network Access Protection … Continue reading →

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Office 2010: The Movie

Posted on 13/07/2009 by Roger

Just some fun before I leave for vacation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUawhjxLS2I BTW: Office 2010 really rocks – I am running the Technical Preview since quite a while now… Have a good summer Roger

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Physical Security: ATMs equipped with Pepper Spray

Posted on 10/07/2009 by Roger

This is “real” hard-core security. If the ATM feels that it is tempered with, it releases pepper spray. It is kind of a “self-defense” mechanism. I just hope it never thinks that I am tempering with the machine when I … Continue reading →

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Paper on Information Warfare

Posted on 09/07/2009 by Roger

I often see a lot of discussions on Information Warfare. Today I just stumbled across a paper published by RAND called Strategic Information Warfare – A New Face of War – from my first impression definitely worth reading Roger

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