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• Hello Baby!

  Frantic in Dallas I’m back…after a long absence. The last 3 months or so have been crazy in my life. After my trip to London and Edinburgh in mid-September, I returned home patiently awaiting the delivery of our son in late-October. We went to the doctor... Posted Feb 01 2009, 10:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Security Management, People, Travel, Small Business Security, FBI, The Security Show, Tech-Ed 2009

• 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

• NEWS: ISA Server and Forefront TMG will be supported on hardware virtualization!

  Supported Virtualized Security Solutions? Yeah….We Got That! We’ve gotten many requests for this and today we’re announcing that ISA Server and Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) will now be supported on hardware virtualization. This means that... Posted Aug 28 2008, 01:32 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Virtualization, Security Management, IT Pro, Partners

• 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

• RSA 2008 - Day 3: Breakfast with the MSAT and Cruising the Expo

  Who Doesn't Like Breakfast? Sort of a slow day here at RSA today. My guess is that all those parties sort of took their toll on the majority of the attendees. I got up early to catch up on some schoolwork (yes....the quest for the elusive MBA continues... Posted Apr 11 2008, 01:53 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Microsoft, Security Management, Funny Stuff, IT Pro, People, Travel, RSA 2008

• The End to End Trust Vision: Microsoft's Framing of the Discussion and Call for Dialog Around Security

  You've been sitting around asking yourself, " Okay okay...I heard Bill Gates announce the whole 'trustworthy computing' concept back in 2002... What's next Microsoft? How do we solve the future security problems as an industry?" As you know, the Internet... Posted Apr 08 2008, 09:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Microsoft, Security Management, IT Pro, People, Partners, RSA 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 VIII) - Phone Home + The Power of the PMP!

  " Hey IT Guy , c heck out my cool phone! I can use it as a modem for my laptop! " Ever heard that from one of those end users? I'm sure you have. Sounds much better than " Check out my cool wireless bridge I've been using to exfil sensitive data out of... Posted Dec 05 2007, 06:08 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Podcasts, Security Management, IT Pro, Social Engineering, People, Industrial Espionage, Insider Threat

• 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

• Microsoft IT Security and Data Leakage: TechNet Radio Edition

  I've chatted with our internal MSIT data leakage expert, Olav Opedal in private as I've put together my session on Insider Threat. Recently I had the opportunity to interview Olav a few weeks ago for a public TechNet Radio session, titled " How Microsoft... Posted Nov 02 2007, 02:16 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Podcasts, Security Management, People, 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

• It's Official: Windows Vista SP1 (Beta) News

  (Info taken directly from the Windows Vista Team Site . I've saved you a click. Introducing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 In addition to regular Windows Vista updates, application compatibility improvements, and device driver improvements, Windows Vista... Posted Aug 29 2007, 08:35 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Security Management, Encryption

• Busy Busy Buenos Aires

  Hello Microsoft Argentina! I arrived in country at about Noon and had a meeting at 1:00 PM. I'm here working with Pablo Anslemo and his security team. Pable only has me for 1.5 days, so he's doing a great job in getting me in front of as many customers... Posted Mar 21 2007, 05:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Microsoft, Security Management, User Groups, Travel

• This is laughable.

  Okay, I don't apparently need to hunt for any security topic. They just find me. There is one company (and CEO) that just continue to amaze with their statements. Does anyone take this guy seriously? Yes, it's Symantec again. Today at the CeBIT conference... Posted Mar 19 2007, 01:02 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Microsoft, Security Management, Frosty Things