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Make sure you get your wireless security passphrase right on Windows Vista

This won't come as a surprise for those of you who've read many of my blog entries or who've discussed security with me directly but I have a somewhat obtuse Wireless Protected Access (WPA) passphrase and I've just mistyped it on my newly built Windows Read More

posted Wednesday, December 07, 2005 6:41 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Filed Under: How to Articles, Security Systems, Beta Products, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

How to Secure wireless networks?

A good point of reference is http://www.microsoft.com/wifi as you'll find a wealth of best practise advice there. Another good source is the current TechNet Magazine which can be accessed both online (you can download the entire thing) and in print too Read More

posted Friday, December 02, 2005 11:08 AM by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Filed Under: Blogs, Events, How to Articles, Security Systems, Webcasts, Websites, Whitepapers, blogcasts, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

Fill a few more braincells with security knowledge at these events

Tuesday 29th Nov- Public Key Infrastructure – tell me in plain English AND THEN deep technical how PKI works - deep technical session taking place in Reading (England) - it's free to join us - just follow the link to register Wednesday 30th Nov Read More

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 11:03 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Events, How to Articles, Training, Security Systems, Webcasts, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology, Social Engineering

Teaching Security to Developers

Thanks to everyone @ VBUG Birmingham last night for making me so welcome. I was greated with lots of Halloooween pumpkins - one of which was carved with a semi-colon in it rather than a face - a C# joke apparently! I delved into how Malware gets onto Read More

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:45 PM by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Filed Under: Blogs, Books, Events, How to Articles, Security Systems, Webcasts, Websites, Publications, User Groups, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology, Social Engineering

Join us on 29th Nov to find out in Plain English AND deep technical HOW PKI works

Many of you have asked me questions about Public Key Infrastructure with regard to it's use for securing web transactions (SSL), wireless (PEAP & EAL-TLS), email (S/MIME) and Rights Management. Prior to joining Microsoft I was a security consultant Read More

posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:14 PM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Events, How to Articles, Training, Security Systems, Discussions, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

The GetSafeOnline tour is coming to a City near you very if you're in the UK

Tony Blair kicked off the Get Safe Online campaign at a press launch in London this morning. Microsoft in partnership with the UK Government and a many large companies are evangelising the importance of information security to the entire UK population Read More

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:15 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Filed Under: Events, How to Articles, Training, Security Systems, Websites, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology, Social Engineering

What would you like to know about PKI?

Like many of you I've heard all the stories about how PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) "will save the day" for all our security concerns - this message was pushed particularly hard four to five years ago. PKI is a component of infrastructure which makes Read More

posted Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:37 PM by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Filed Under: Events, How to Articles, Security Systems, Discussions, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology, Social Engineering

Thanks to everyone who joined our Blogging Session last night

Eileen and I thoroughly enjoyed explaining and demonstrating the various aspects of blogging. Eileen posted an entry earlier today containing all of the links to sites and tools used last night. I showed you how to set up a blog and post on MSN Spaces, Read More

posted Friday, October 14, 2005 4:42 PM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Blogs, Events, How to Articles, Security Systems, Webcasts, Websites, blogcasts, Wireless technology

Royal Holloway MSc in Computer Security

<I've edited this post to add a link to the pictures together with the following image> Thank you to everyone I met at Royal Holloway from the MSc in Computer Security (distance learning) course. I can honestly say I rarely get to meet to many Read More

posted Monday, September 19, 2005 2:05 PM by Steve Lamb | 4 Comments
Filed Under: Events, How to Articles, Security Systems, Articles, blogcasts, Discussions, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

Thanks to everyone who join me at tonight's Technet event in Reading

I really enjoyed meeting so many people at tonight's TechNet event. Apologies to those who couldn't find a seat - there were over 110 of you and the room couldn't quite cope. Thank you for being so interactive and enthusiastic. For those of you who read Read More

posted Thursday, September 08, 2005 10:41 PM by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Filed Under: How to Articles, Security Systems, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

How to fix the problem of: Since enabling WPA my wireless client can't connect

I recently helped a friend of mine to implement Wireless Protected Access (WPA) at his home. I made the classic mistake of telling him that it would only take a couple of minutes to set up. Enabling WPA on his wireless router was really easy - particularly Read More

posted Friday, September 02, 2005 4:57 PM by Steve Lamb | 3 Comments
Filed Under: How to Articles, Security Systems, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

Learn about rootkits malware and network isolation from subject matter experts, testers and editors who create security guidance solutions namely the Microsoft Solutions for Security(MSS) team

I'm a huge fan of getting the most value from the software I already have - I always talk about this at events and in papers I write. The Microsoft Solutions for Security(MSS) team produce prescriptive guidance to show you exactly HOW to get the most Read More

posted Saturday, May 21, 2005 9:53 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Filed Under: Events, How to Articles, Training, Security Systems, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

Recommended security sessions from our free TechNet Virtual Labs

IMHO many of the most interesting security labs are actually listed under "Microsoft Windows Server 2003" in the labs - these include IPSec, Group Policy and Rights Management. I've listed the available sessions for both below - just incase my earlier Read More

posted Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:24 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Filed Under: How to Articles, Training, Security Systems, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

Free TechNet Virtual Labs - learn how to use just about every windows security feature on our test servers via your browser!

TechNet Virtual LabsEver wanted to test Microsoft's newest software in a totally secure sandbox environment? Wouldn't it be great to be able to test new servers immediately, without formatting hard drives or dedicating one or more computers to the project? Read More

posted Wednesday, May 18, 2005 9:05 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Filed Under: How to Articles, Training, Security Systems, Information, Information Security, Wireless technology

Free webcasts showing you exactly HOW to solve many of today's security problems using software you already own!

I'm a firm believer in making the most of what you have. If you've ever seen me speak you'll be familiar with my message that Windows includes a comprehensive range of security features and functions that quite often can be used out of the box to effectively Read More

posted Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:51 AM by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Filed Under: How to Articles, Training, Security Systems, Webcasts, Information Security, Wireless technology

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