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• Sweetie…can I make some security modifications to the car?

  This is just too awesome to miss. I always enjoy a good video, especially when it relates to security. I just recently bought a new SUV (traded in the 2004 Mustang GT convertible) with the new baby and now I’m very sad that I forgot to ask for this option... Posted Feb 16 2009, 10:26 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Funny Stuff, Physical Security, Jack Bauer

• I want a Model 22 HDD Hard Drive Disintegrator

  Here at Microsoft we have an active internal discussion group where most security-minded folk hang out. The topic of data destruction came up recently, it’s actually a lot more difficult than most people think. CIPHER /W and SDELETE do a reasonable job... Posted Jan 20 2009, 03:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Physical Security, security myths, data destruction

• The Last Episode on Physical Security!

  This wraps up the 4-part series where I discuss physical security at Microsoft with one of the guys who keeps you safe when you visit Redmond or any other of the many Microsoft campuses around the world. Thanks Johnny for making us all feel safe when... Posted Sep 10 2008, 05:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Events, Microsoft, Security Management, Physical Security, IT Pro, People, Tech-Ed 2008, The Security Show

• The Security Show – Episode Three: Gates Guards and Guns

  Part 3 of my chat with Johnny Walker! He’s got great security info to share. Share this post: Read More... Posted Sep 09 2008, 05:49 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Events, Microsoft, Security Management, Physical Security, IT Pro, Tech-Ed 2008, The Security Show

• The Security Show: Episode 3 “Gates, Guards and Guns”

  More of my sitdown with Johnny Walker who helps run our Microsoft Global Security Operations Center. When we talk about physical security, as IT Pros, we’re typically talking about securing the datacenters and the boxes themselves. Johnny also has to... Posted Sep 08 2008, 05:45 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Events, Microsoft, Security Management, Physical Security, IT Pro, People, Tech-Ed 2008, The Security Show

• You got to love convergence! The Security Show: Episode 3 – Gates, Guards, and Guns

  In Episode 3 of the popular Security Show, we sit down with Johnny Walker who is a Group Program Manager with Microsoft Global Security Operations Center (GSOC). We’ve done a podcast on TechNet Radio with Johnny in the past, but this time we get into... Posted Sep 04 2008, 06:03 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Video, Events, Microsoft, Security Management, Physical Security, IT Pro, People, Tech-Ed 2008, The Security Show

• Is Kai Axford Speaking at TechEd 2008?

  The short answer is YES! However, I'm not going to be confined to a single breakout room like I was last year. (ESPNism: " You cannot stop him, you can only hope to contain him .") If you remember, we had such a huge amount of folks wanting to get into... Posted Apr 17 2008, 05:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Microsoft, Security Management, Funny Stuff, Physical Security, IT Pro, People, Partners, Small Business Security, Insider Threat, Tech-Ed 2008

• Not your Mama's Webcasts: Kai does the Defense in Depth Webcast Series

  Hopefully you were able to join me for a terrific two weeks of webcasts!! In 8 sessions we covered every layer of the security model known as "defense in depth". For those of you who missed out on the great fun we had, here's a way to go and check out... Posted Jan 17 2008, 05:37 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, Windows Vista, Events, Microsoft, Bitlocker, Podcasts, Security Management, Threat Assessment, Physical Security, Encryption, IT Pro, People, Partners, Small Business Security

• Dripping Data: Understanding and Reducing Insider Threat (Part IX) - Oldies, but Goodies

  Well....I received an absolutely unexpected and pleasure of an email from one of the excellent speakers over at the The Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies about my blog posts! I'm not sure they were reading or simply scanning for references... Posted Jan 17 2008, 05:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Books, Microsoft, Security Management, Threat Assessment, Physical Security, IT Pro, Industrial Espionage, Insider Threat

• TechNet Radio: Physical Security at Microsoft

  This is a pretty interesting podcast that I had the privilege to conduct a few weeks ago. I had the chance to go see Microsoft's Security Operations Center (SOC) and talk to Johnny Walker, CPP (Certified Protection Professional), the guy who leads the... Posted Dec 06 2007, 06:22 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcast, Microsoft, Podcasts, Security Management, Physical Security, IT Pro

• Dripping Data: Understanding and Reducing Insider Threat (Part VII) - Moving Data Out of Your Organization

  Well, if you've been following along...we talked about who the insiders are and the metrics behind economic espionage. We've discussed why they do it and how they get the data. But I know this probably hasn't been very technical for most of you. Today... Posted Nov 16 2007, 05:36 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Security Management, Threat Assessment, Physical Security, IT Pro, Industrial Espionage

• Dripping Data: Understanding and Reducing Insider Threat (Part V)

  I've done a lot of work in the past few weeks trying to get you to truly understand the person we've dubbed "The Insider". We've discussed who they are, and why they do what they do. Today I'm going to be looking at exactly what it is these insiders are... Posted Nov 05 2007, 02:02 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Security Management, Physical Security, People, Industrial Espionage, Insider Threat

• Dripping Data: Understanding and Reducing Insider Threat (Part IV)

  After traveling the past 4 weeks non-stop, with barely enough time to figure out what time zone I'm actually in....I'm back with another installment of Insider Threat. Today we'll discuss the motivators for why this is happening. Let's get started! "Why... Posted Nov 01 2007, 05:20 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Books, Microsoft, Security Management, Physical Security, Social Engineering, Insider Threat

• Dripping Data: Understanding and Reducing Insider Threat (Part III)

  Today I'm going to discuss exactly who the these "insiders" are. As I mentioned earlier, the book " Insider Threat: Protecting the Enterprise from Sabotage, Spying and Theft " by Eric Cole and Sandra Ring has some terrific analysis and classification... Posted Oct 04 2007, 01:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Books, Microsoft, Security Management, Physical Security, People, Industrial Espionage, Insider Threat

• Dripping Data: Understanding and Reducing Insider Threat

  This is currently an area I've been focusing on for the past month or so. I've been doing a lot of reading, fact finding, research, etc. around the topic of data leakage that occurs when users are essentially stealing data from within your business. This... Posted Sep 18 2007, 09:07 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security Management, Physical Security, Industrial Espionage, Compliance, Insider Threat

• The Loss of a Hero: GEN Wayne A. Downing

  For those of you who are frequent readers (or who know me personally), you know that my past is deeply-tied to my coming of age in the 75th Ranger Regiment and the Special Operations community. The man responsible for the creation of this organization... Posted Jul 21 2007, 03:45 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security Management, Physical Security, People, Military, Special Operations

• Wow! I wonder who's going to take the heat for this?

  On the topic of "Ouch. Recently a Chinese Jin-class (Type 094) nuclear attack sub was picked up by a popular mapping application (not Windows Local.live.com....but the OTHER guys.) According to the Strategic Security Blog , it was imaged by a Quickbird... Posted Jul 18 2007, 02:03 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Threat Assessment, Funny Stuff, Physical Security, Jack Bauer

• Protect your data: everything else is just plumbing

  Take a few moments and indulge in a thought exercise with me. Consider your company’s complete collection of information processing assets—all the computers, the networks they’re connected to, the applications you use, and the data and information you... Posted Jul 02 2007, 04:46 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Bitlocker, Physical Security, Encryption, protection, RMS

• Economic Espionage: Mitigating with Technical Methods

  So we're all technical folks...and we all like to use technical solutions to fix problems. I'm tellin ya, without the proper non-technical controls I mentioned earlier....you're dead in the water. Can't have bacon without eggs and peanut butter without... Posted Apr 13 2007, 12:34 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Bitlocker, Security Management, Physical Security, Encryption, Industrial Espionage, Electronic Discovery, Compliance

• No breaks for the weary! I'm off to London!!

  So less than 2 days after returning to Dallas from South America, I jetted off to London, England. I'm here to assist in the delivery of some more Chief Security Officer events with the Microsoft UK office. It took about 10 hours to get here, but I made... Posted Mar 21 2007, 07:51 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Funny Stuff, Physical Security, Travel

• Ever Feel Like the Dumbest Guy In the Building at a Security Event?

  As you probably already know, my full time job is to travel around the world speaking to execs and IT Pros about the world of information security. Recently, I was invited to speak at the North Carolina Technology Association's Five Pillars of Executive... Posted Feb 14 2007, 10:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Physical Security, Jack Bauer, Industrial Espionage

• Convincing Your Boss to Move to Windows Vista (Part 2)...second attempt

  (Trying this again, after apparently overwriting my earlier blog post....troubleshooting blogs...fun times) Well, I am long overdue in posting this and I apologize. As many of you are aware, I spend about 70% of my time on the road doing international... Posted Feb 14 2007, 10:21 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Physical Security

• Airport Security: Bruce finds a YouTube gem as well

  For those of you who don't regularly read Bruce Schneier's blog (or books for that matter), it's a pretty good read and one you should consider. He found a YouTube gem from the TV show "Family Guy" that shows Stewie doing some pen-testing of his own.... Posted Jan 09 2007, 01:47 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Funny Stuff, Physical Security