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Security and Windows 7 |
Vol 11-14 | August 2009 |
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Hello, my name is Mohammad Akif and I am the National Security and Privacy Lead for Microsoft Canada. Rodney is busy finalizing some details on
TechDays
2009 and asked me to fill in on the Flash. Today, I wanted to address some of the security enhancements in Windows 7 and invite you to subscribe to the Microsoft
security newsletter
. Security is one of the key pillars of Windows 7 and Microsoft has made a number of improvements, and you are most likely familiar with the changes to UAC, BitLocker and Kernel Patch Protection. But did you know Windows 7 also:
- has received an evaluation assurance level 4 certification and is compliant with US federal Information Processing Standard 140-2.
- also supports DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) which are a set of extensions to DNS that provide the security services required for today’s Internet.
- provides support for password protection and certificate-based authentication for IEEE 1667 compliant USB storage devices.
These are just some of the security enhancements made to Windows 7. I would encourage you to subscribe to the Microsoft
Security newsletter
to read more details about other security features of Windows 7, find out more about security events and other threat landscape and prevention strategies.
Best regards,
Mohammad
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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR)
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Network Access Protection with IPSec Enforcement
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BitLocker and BitLocker to Go
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News in a Flash
Register for the Microsoft Community Tour: Are you ready for Windows 7?
This community tour features Stephen Rose, the Worldwide Community Manager for Windows Client OS at the US Headquarters in Redmond, WA. and will cover all the key aspects, guidance, tools and resources to help prepare you and company for Windows 7. For anyone looking how to Discover, Explore, Pilot, Deploy or Manage Windows 7, this is the seminar for you. Register for
Vancouver
-Sept. 9th,
Winnipeg
-Sept. 21st and
Calgary
-Sept. 22nd. More dates to be announced in early September. Stay tuned for more information
here
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TechDays. $299. 50% savings! Register Now!
TechDays
2009 is coming to 7 cities in Canada starting on September 14th in Vancouver and ending on December 15th in Winnipeg. With stops in Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax also in the mix as well as 40 sessions over 5 tracks being delivered by local experts in two days this is the premier technical training event in 2009.
IT World invites you to Register Now for their webcast: Virtualization for All Firms, Big and Small
August 19th at 1pm. George Henry Young International's 3-man IT team set out on Phase 1 of its virtualization journey four years ago, and is about to engage in Phase 3: beyond the servers. They've never looked back. Sign up now for a free, live webinar hosted and moderated by IT World Canada and learn about their experience, as well as about the latest developments in virtualization, beyond the server. You’ll discover how and why virtualization benefits apply to any organization, regardless of size.
Ignite Your Career: On-Demand
View archived webcasts
here
to help keep your skills up to date. Stay tuned for details for the new four-part webcast series scheduled for September.
Download the Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios Solution Accelerator
Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios, now updated to reflect functionalities available in Windows 7, help simplify desktop user requirements gathering and automate desktop technology selection, providing you with the IT manageability you require, while giving users the varying levels of power and flexibility they need.
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows Server 2008 R2
Updated to address new features and capabilities available in Windows Server 2008 R2, these guides outline the critical design elements that are crucial to a successful implementation. Download the guides individually, or the entire IPD Guide series and streamline your design processes for Windows Server 2008 R2.
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