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As Chief Security Advisor of Microsoft EMEA - lets share interesting security information
Secure the Wireless Network - 101
You know that feeling, don't you: Your neighbor has set up a wireless network, you switch on your PC...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 02/16/2007
UAC and the discussions around it
Well, a lot of time when I talk to people about Windows Vista, two things pop up: User Account...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 02/13/2007
Attacks to root DNS-servers
Over the last few days, we have seen some DDOS-style attacks to some root DNS. Still a lot of...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 02/08/2007
Application Security Issues - The Top Ten
We are talking a lot of security issues in the infrastructure or with the users. We often overlook...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 02/07/2007
Selling Vulnerabilities?
Think about it: You found a way of breaking into my house (would not be too hard though but let's...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 02/06/2007
Security Technology Labs
One of the problems I often face is, that in order to play with technology, I need to spend quite...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 02/02/2007
Security Awareness Videos
Check this out: https://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=7103&bhcp=1 This is a Security...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 01/31/2007
Do we have to move away from SHA-1 immediately
Sometimes it is interesting how certain themes keep popping up again and again. But let's start at...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 01/28/2007
Terrorism and the Internet
Since a long time (at least 9/11) there is a lot of discussion about the way terrorists use/will use...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 01/26/2007
Security vs. Concenience - A look at Windows Vista
With 4 days to go until Windows Vista General Availability launch, Jim Alchin wrote a pretty...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 01/25/2007
Data Retention for ISPs
As you probably know, I am based in Switzerland. Since quite some time, Swiss ISPs are mandated to...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 01/25/2007
It's time to start
Well, it is time to open this blog: Starting from February 1st, I will take over the position as a...
Author: rhalbheer Date: 01/23/2007