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March 18 2010

XP mode no longer requires hardware virtualization

I’d like to share some exciting news about Windows XP Mode.  The team is removing the virtualization processor requirement for Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate systems.  Windows XP Mode continues to use hardware virtualization such as Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) or the AMD-V™ chipset when available but it [...]

March 18 2010

Browser Wars: Which browser is most secure?

NSS Labs has published three independent studies on web browser protection against socially-engineered malware. The tests were performed during first quarter of 2009, 3rd quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010.
In all three tests, Internet Explorer 8 was the only browser that improved its block rate test-over-test, successfully stopping 69%, 81%, and 85%. [...]

March 13 2010

Forefront vs. the competition

In this post, I am sharing the current position of Forefront Client Security (Forefront Endpoint Protection) and Forefront Protection for Exchange in the market, in comparison to similar solutions from other competitors.
1. Forefront Client Security:
We have very high comparative ratings from VirusBulletin – which does independent testing of antivirus solutions.
Below: Average result of multiple [...]

March 4 2010

In pictures: TechEd MiddleEast 2010, Dubai

TechEd was awesome. 1500 techies under one roof. Amazing.
I could not agree more with fellow TechEd speaker Andy Malone, who wrote in his blog:
The feedback has been amazing and for that you have my thanks. TechEd is a unique worldwide event, now running in ten locations worldwide. One thing that really stands out is its [...]

March 4 2010

TechEd session: Your evaluation is important!

I would like to thank those of you that attended my session on Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway and DirectAccess yesterday at TechEd Middle East 2010. If you heard about this blog from my session, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS.
I cannot stress enough on how important your session evaluations are. [...]

February 24 2010

Learn about DirectAccess and Forefront UAG at TechEd

Countdown to TechEd – 4 days to go.
T minus 4 for the biggest tech event in Dubai — TechEd Middle East 2010.
Here’s a reminder of the session that I will be speaking at. Hope to see you there!
Session: SIA308 – Secure Remote Access with Unified Access Gateway and Direct Access
Track: Security, Identity and Access [...]