Category Archives: Security

Is a Copy Machine Your Biggest Security Risk?

Probably not. However, it indefinitely is a security risk. We are talking about this since a looooooong time as such copiers are sold since 2002. I just recently heard that the criminals are looking into this heavily and now it … Continue reading

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Mature your IT and then move to the Cloud

Today, I had the opportunity to talk to a group of partners on Cloud and security. The goal was to make them ready for the Cloud and make them ready to answer the customer’s questions. One block – obviously – … Continue reading

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End of Support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2

I just want to make you aware the Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2 are going out of support. There are a few good blog post you should look at: End of Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista … Continue reading

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Open Source and Hackers

The debate is probably as old as the Open Source software development model: Which one is more secure: Open Source or shared source as we at Microsoft run it? I know that we could now enter a religious debate about … Continue reading

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We Need Solid and Strong Transparent Processes for the Cloud

This morning I was reading an article called Google seeks to assure customers on cloud security practices on ComputerWeekly. I had to read this – obviously . It references a paper written by the Google Security Officer called Security Whitepaper: … Continue reading

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Identity in the Cloud

Kim Cameron, one of our key identity architects had an interesting presentation on identity in the cloud and a corresponding interview. Both are worth looking at if you are planning to move into the direction of the cloud. Especially as … Continue reading

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Customer Stories: Why it is not THAT easy to move to the Cloud

Ait ss you know from my postings on Cloud and security and the paper on the Cloud Security Considerations we wrote, I am convinced that there are five areas you should look at, when you try to migrate to the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report – What it means for EMEA

“Unfortunately” I have been on vacation when we released the Security Intelligence Report last week. Nevertheless I would like to take the opportunity and look at it more from a EMEA perspective. One of the interesting data points we always … Continue reading

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How to Align Work Live and Private Live

It is often talked about the “New World of Work” or sometimes it is about bringing virtual and physical organizations together – which is often called the Hybrid organization. The Hybrid organization has different aspects: People, Technology and Buildings. We … Continue reading

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A Detailed Analysis of an Attack – Do We Need an International Incident Sharing Database?

I recently came across a paper called Shadows in the Cloud, which is actually a follow-up report of Tracking GhostNet: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network, an investigation of the attacks on the office of the Dalai Lama and some governmental … Continue reading

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