Category Archives: Process

Mature your IT and then move to the Cloud

Posted on 23/06/2010 by Roger

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

Posted on 18/06/2010 by Roger

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

Posted on 09/06/2010 by Roger

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

Posted on 08/06/2010 by Roger

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

Posted on 25/05/2010 by Roger

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

Posted on 19/05/2010 by Roger

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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How to Align Work Live and Private Live

Posted on 02/05/2010 by Roger

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?

Posted on 21/04/2010 by Roger

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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What we can learn for the volcanic cloud for information security

Posted on 19/04/2010 by Roger

I am one of the grounded people. Luckily for me, I would have had to fly out today and am now “stuck” at home. It is not so fortunate for the event organizer which has a significant amount of sessions … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Compliance Manager: Now available!

Posted on 09/04/2010 by Roger

I recently blogged about the Beta version of our Security Compliance Manger, helping you to manage the security baselines in your organization. There are some screenshots in the corresponding post: Making the Management of Security Compliance Easier! Now, we released … Continue reading →

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