Tag Archives: security

TMG or UAG? Which one do I need?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

Of late, I have seen that a lot of customers and even partners are confused between the capabilities of Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) and Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG). The most important difference is that TMG is an “inbound … Continue reading →

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Forefront TMG vs. Astaro Security Gateway

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

Yes, as they say, the difference is the software! I have prepared a simple, feature comparison between Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 and the Astaro Security Gateway appliance, based on the information available on Astaro’s website. This comparison is provided … Continue reading →

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Photocopy machines: A security risk!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

So you have state-of-the-art security software and hardware rolled out in your environment, a great security and privacy policy adhered to in your organization and you have taken every step to protect your organization’s data and the privacy of your … Continue reading →

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Virtualizing Forefront Threat Management Gateway

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

I thought I’d share this great video by Jim Harrison on considerations to make when planning to run Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) (or ISA Server, for that matter) on a virtualized environment.   In this video, he discusses: … Continue reading →

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82.6% of PC threats in the UAE are Malware: Microsoft report

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

As per the latest report published by Microsoft, based on feedback from the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). The MSRT is usually executed as part of Windows Update and currently has a user base of 500+ million computers worldwide running … Continue reading →

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“Don’t use Firefox”, says German government

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Shijaz Abdulla

The German Federal Office for Information Security has recommended that users stop using Mozilla Firefox, less than 2 months after it also recommended not using Internet Explorer in January. This recommendation from the German authorities came after a confirmed vulnerability … Continue reading →

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