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• This blog is moving... me too!

  This blog is moving to http://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/ Read More... Posted 12 August 2005 17:30 by mark.wilson | 1 Comments Filed under: Miscellaneous/General, Microsoft, Industry News, Cool Stuff/Geeky, Tips and tricks, SharePoint, ISA Server, Windows Platform, Macintosh, ISP, SQL Server, Networking, IIS, Office Products, Open Source/Low Cost Software, Security, Exchange and Outlook/Outlook Express, Mobility, Systems Management, Virtualisation, Messaging, *nix, Integration, Web Browsers, Apache, Web Development, Inane Waffle

• McAfee AntiVirus Enterprise/ePolicy Orchestrator tips and tricks

  Over the last couple of months, I've been helping one of my clients to gain some control over their anti-virus infrastructure using McAfee VirusScan Enterprise and ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO). I'm more used to Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition with Read More... Posted 04 August 2005 20:58 by mark.wilson | 0 Comments Filed under: Tips and tricks, Security

• 10 steps to help secure SQL Server 2000

  I just stumbled across this 10-step plan to help secure SQL Server 2000 and thought it might be useful to note... Read More... Posted 29 July 2005 13:31 by mark.wilson | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server, Security

• A quick Internet security audit (and other Internet tools)

  Yesterday, I stumbled across AuditMyPC , which includes a number of tests (and tips) to help improve PC and network security. Most of the information is available elsewhere on the 'net but it's nice to find it all in one place. What worried me (and convinced Read More... Posted 15 July 2005 21:18 by mark.wilson | 1 Comments Filed under: Tips and tricks, Security

• Watch out for cookies when using the Microsoft AntiSpyware beta

  Last year I blogged about Microsoft's acquisition of Giant Software and I've been using their AntiSpyware Beta since it was made available in January ; but last week I was looking at the inordinate amount of spam my Dad receives and that got me thinking Read More... Posted 29 June 2005 19:12 by mark.wilson | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft, Security

• Kerberos authentication explained

  Authentication and authorisation are often thought of as a single process but the two are actually distinct operations that may even use separate storage locations for the authentication and authorisation data. Authentication is about verifying identity, Read More... Posted 06 June 2005 12:39 by mark.wilson | 0 Comments Filed under: Security

• No NAP until Longhorn

  Last year I commented that network access protection (NAP) had slipped from a planned feature pack for ISA Server 2004 to Windows Server 2003 Release 2 (R2). Well, it seems that has changed. Confirming what I wrote last March, when I blogged about the Read More... Posted 30 May 2005 22:24 by mark.wilson | 2 Comments Filed under: Windows Platform, Security

• Adding policy pages to McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

  After installing Networks Associates/McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) for a client, I was mystified by the lack of a policy page for VirusScan Enterprise 7.x. VirusScan Enterprise 8.0 was there, as were competitive products (e.g. Norton Antivirus Corporate Read More... Posted 17 May 2005 13:53 by mark.wilson | 6 Comments Filed under: Tips and tricks, Security

• Spyware re-enforces the need for network segmentation and remediation

  There is no doubt that malicious software (malware) is on the increase. We have learnt how to deal with the ever increasing number of viruses, worms and Trojan horses , but spyware is now a major problem too. Earlier this month, it was widely reported Read More... Posted 31 March 2005 09:27 by mark.wilson | 2 Comments Filed under: Networking, Security

• Biometric security - good or bad?

  There is much talk in the IT press about how we can no longer rely on single factor identification (e.g. user name and password) and about how biometric security could be at least part of the answer; but for an alternative take on just how dangerous an Read More... Posted 29 March 2005 11:47 by mark.wilson | 1 Comments Filed under: Security

• Phishing and the wider issue of identity theft

  Phishing worries me. In fact, identity theft in general is one of my major concerns (and is the reason I refuse to do any more business with one of the UK's largest banks, who will not respond to letters or e-mails requesting that they remove my online Read More... Posted 29 March 2005 10:14 by mark.wilson | 0 Comments Filed under: Industry News, Security

• Looking at where spyware hides and why we should be bothered about it

  I just came across a useful page on the HP website providing details of some of the locations where spyware hides and the different forms it takes. Another page looks at the business cost of spyware . Interesting reading. Read More... Posted 23 March 2005 12:34 by mark.wilson | 1 Comments Filed under: Security

• New security guidance for consumers and business

  Thomas Lee recently blogged about UK government's security awareness website which is intended to "provide both home users and small businesses with proven, plain English advice to help protect computers, mobile phones and other devices from malicious Read More... Posted 18 March 2005 14:54 by mark.wilson | 1 Comments Filed under: Industry News, Security

• The new face of spam

  We are all used to spam arriving in our e-mail inboxes, but now the problem is spreading to other communications methods. Research by Wireless Services Corporation shows almost half of the mobile phone text messages received in the US are spam, compared Read More... Posted 18 March 2005 12:54 by mark.wilson | 2 Comments Filed under: Industry News, Security, Messaging

• Securing the network using Microsoft ISA Server 2004

  Several months ago, I attended a Microsoft TechNet UK event where the topic was ISA Server 2004 network design/troubleshooting and inside application layer firewalling and filtering . It's taken me a while to get around to writing up the notes, but finally, Read More... Posted 03 March 2005 16:10 by mark.wilson | 4 Comments Filed under: ISA Server, Security