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VIDEO: Securing Windows 7 desktops with AppLocker
by Derek Melber
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This video explains of the process of securing Windows 7 desktops using AppLocker utility.
Microsoft Azure: Security in the Cloud
by Deb Shinder
Articles / Windows OS Security
What Microsoft is doing to address the biggest cloud security “hot spots”.
Top 10 Windows Security Configurations: Where and How! (Part 3)
by Derek Melber
Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
The final installation on Derek Melber’s top 10 security configurations.
Nessus Security Scanner - Voted WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Security Scanner Software
by The Editor
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Nessus Security Scanner was selected the winner in the Security Scanner Software category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. GFI LANguard and AW Security Port Scanner were first runner-up and second runner-up respectively.

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  • Nov 19th, 2009 - Windows Server 2008 R2 Updates to Security Monitoring

    “…There are a number of auditing enhancements in Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Windows® 7 that increase the level of detail in security auditing logs and simplify the deployment and management of auditing policies. These enhancements include: Global Object Access Auditing. In Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, administrators can define computer-wide system access control lists (SACLs) for either the file system or registry. more...

  • Nov 19th, 2009 - Rogue Security Software Still Top Threat

    “…REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 2, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today released the seventh volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIRv7), which indicates that worm infections in the enterprise rose by nearly 100 percent during the first half of 2009 over the preceding six months. Rogue security software remains a major threat to customers; however, 20 percent fewer customers were affected by rogue infections during the past six months. more...

  • Nov 19th, 2009 - DirectAccess Design and Deployment Guides

    “This document contains both the Design Guide and the Deployment Guide for DirectAccess in Windows Server® 2008 R2. These guides help you to design and deploy DirectAccess servers, DirectAccess clients, and infrastructure servers on your intranet. Use the Design Guide to answer the “What,” “Why,” and “When” questions a deployment design team might ask before deploying DirectAccess in a production environment. more...

  • Nov 16th, 2009 - DirectAccess Demo by Kevin Remde

    Before you try your hands at making DirectAccess work in your own lab, it’s a good idea to watch someone else make it work – especially in the case of DirectAccess, where there are a lot of moving parts and issues that you need to be aware of before you embark on your DirectAccess quest. While not a detailed end to end “how to”, this webcast will show you some of the important components of the solution. more...

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