Network Access Protection for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Network Access Protection is designed to permit a high degree of control over client computers across a network.
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13.10.2008 Enable Vista-Native Network Access Protection on XP SP3
Network Access Protection (NAP) is one of the few features that were actually added to Windows XP SP3.
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13.5.2008 Windows Vista and protection from malware
On November 30, Sophos issued its monthly report on the top ten threats reported to them in November of 2006.
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20.12.2006 Windows Vista Copy Protection Cracked
More than a year after Windows Vista was introduced, hackers have finally developed a clean crack of Windows Vista.
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5.3.2008 Windows Vista Content Protection - Twenty Questions (and Answers)
A conversation has cropped up since the recent publication of a paper scrutinizing how Windows handles digital rights management, especially for HD video. I've since looped back with Dave Marsh, a Lead Program Manager responsible for Windows' handling of video, to learn from him the implications involved and to learn to what extent the paper's assertions are accurate.
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23.1.2007 Microsoft: Vista Wireless Access Could Cause Laptop Battery Drain
Users running Windows Vista on laptops may see batteries draining faster than they expect, Microsoft said in a warning, because some wireless access points aren't configured to take advantage of the new operating system's Wi-Fi power-saving mode.
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9.12.2006 Vista to Windows 7 Upgrades Kill Access to OEM Recovery Applications
Users that upgrade Windows Vista OEM computers to Windows 7 might find that the recovery applications set in place by the original equipment manufacturer are no longer accessible.
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9.10.2009 Microsoft Serves the Official Version of the Hack Used to Access Windows Vista SP1
Do you remember a time when Windows Vista SP1 was not available as a public download? In the pre-Release Candidate Stages of Vista SP1, Microsoft restricted the access to the service pack only to selected testers.
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12.12.2007 Vista Network Helper v1.5
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this post in his blog. Steve Jobs wrote: I’m a laptop user and connect frequently to new or different networks (wlan or lan) and I often come across the problem to connect to the internet or networks. So I decided to make my own batch file to change the network settings to solve the issue.
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17.5.2007 12 Hidden Windows Vista Network Tools
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article. Windows Vista delivers an impressive line up of network tools that can be used to keep the operating system connectivity on a short leash. The total of 12 command-line tools can be used to manage all aspects of Vista networking.
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4.6.2007 Vista SP1 will deliver big network speed boost
I downloaded the release candidate of Vista Service Pack 1 yesterday and was prepared to wait till its public debut next week before writing about it.
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6.12.2007 Antispyware Protection – Is It Really Possible?
The last few days came with an impressive avalanche of threats, obviously targeting your computer and aiming to steal or harm the data stored inside the system.
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19.11.2007 Resolve TCP/IP Network Configuration Issues in Windows Vista
Microsoft has set up the networking infrastructure in Windows Vista in such a manner that it requires only minimal user interaction, especially when the operating system has to interact with a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
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7.10.2007 Vista's User Account Protection: one click and it's gone
Vista's biggest security enhancement is "User Account Protection" (or "User Account Control" ) which pops up and asks for user authentication before software can make any administrative changes to the system.
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9.9.2006 Microsoft Previews New Malware Protection Center
Microsoft may be a desktop software powerhouse, but when it comes to security tools it is still bulking up.
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27.4.2007 Antivirus protection worse than a year ago
The effectiveness of antivirus software has fallen off, and more and more pests can now slip past these barriers. This is the sobering conclusion the german computer magazine c't comes to in issue 1/08 with a test on 17 antivirus solutions.
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23.12.2007 Data Protection Manager 2010 Beta
On September 29, 2009, Microsoft released the beta version of the third generation of System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM), previously called “DPM v3” or “Zinger”.
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30.9.2009 Blu-ray BD+ Copy Protection Cracked!
It would seem that there's absolutely nothing out there, no type of copy protection system that can resist the hard efforts of ingenious "security researchers", especially when the respective system is designed to protect valuable multimedia content (namely, movies).
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31.10.2007 Microsoft & Samsung's Patent Deal Includes Linux Protection
Microsoft Corporation and Samsung Electronics have agreed to a broad, cross-licensing patent agreement covering Samsung's existing and future product lines.
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20.4.2007 Microsoft to offer code protection, validation to other software developers
Microsoft is planning to deliver on October 1 to third-party software developers a set of technologies that will allow them to add code protection and activation mechanisms to their own software.
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13.7.2007 Microsoft is not trying to block access says Kaspersky
Microsoft's new operating system Vista will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work, Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals.
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9.10.2006 Access 2007 Runtime SP1 is now available
This version of the Access 2007 Runtime contains files whose versions are slightly higher than the level of the same files that are updated by Office 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
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30.3.2008 Access Windows 7 Feature Walkthroughs
Windows 7 brings to the table a variety of new and evolved features, and Microsoft has taken the necessary measures designed to bring them to center stage.
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2.4.2009 Microsoft Sued Over Mobile E-Mail Access
Microsoft is facing a new lawsuit today from telecommunications provider Visto claiming that the software giant "...infringed upon multiple patents Visto holds regarding proprietary technology that provides enterprises and consumers with mobile access to their e-mail and other data."
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16.12.2005 Quick Reference for Outlook Voice Access
Outlook Voice Access lets UM-enabled users to access their Exchange 2007 mailbox using analog, digital, or cellular telephones.
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12.6.2006 Windows 7 Non-Uniform Memory Access Architectures
Windows 7 will be able to take advantage not only of faster CPUs, but of multiple processors on a single chip. The 64-bit edition of the operating system in particular will be able to support over 64 Logical Processors per machine.
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28.12.2008 Windows 7: Internet access to home media
By linking your Live ID to your user account in Windows 7 (from build 7048), you can now stream your home media to your another PC/laptop connected to a work or public network.
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12.3.2009 Google to Give Developers Access to Trends API
Google will eventually give programmers access to an API for its Trends analysis tool.
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5.12.2007 Microsoft Backtracks, Allows MSN Music Access Until 2011
After taking some heat for its April decision to shutter its MSN Music servers, Microsoft this week backtracked and decided to allow access until the end of 2011.
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21.6.2008 Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Service Pack 1 Released!
Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2006 Service Pack 1 (SP1) enables you to protect more types of file servers..
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24.10.2006Partners Will Extend Network Access Protection to Linux and Mac Desktops, and Create a New Appliance Form Factor
The Network Access Protection (NAP) ecosystem hits 150,000 deployed desktops milestone...
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13.11.2007Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection
Georgina M: The Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection helps defend against malware threats by integrating two key
Microsoft security technologies: Forefront Client Security and the new Network Access Protection feature in Windows Server 2008.
The Kit helps protect by enabling customers to configure health policies to monitor the state of Forefront Client Security in real time across
their networks, and to remediate problems.
<...> The Microsoft Forefront Integration Kit for Network Access Protection is now in
beta! To learn more about the Kit, sign in to the Microsoft Connect Web
site. Or, to join the program,
click here.
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12.03.2008Deploying IPsec Server and Domain Isolation using Windows Server 2008 Group Policy
Network Access Protection is a new technology included with Windows Server 2008 that allows you to control what machines are allowed to connect to
other machines on your network. Network Access Protection (or NAP) enables you to set system health policies that must be met before a machine is
allowed network access. If the machines meet the requirements in the network access policies, then they are allowed on the network. If not, then the
machine may be disallowed from connecting to any machine on the network, or you might configure policies that allow the machine to connect to
remediation server that allow the machine to remediate and try to connect to the network again after remediation is successful.
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09.10.2008Microsoft Adds NAP for Linux and Mac
Microsoft's Network Access Protection platform is being extended to Linux and the Mac in heterogeneous network environments through third-party
products.
The Redmond, Wash. software maker announced at its TechEd IT Forum, here on Nov. 13, that UNETsystem will release Linux
and Macintosh versions of its Anyclick for NAP (Network Access Protection) product next year.
Avenda Systems will release the
Avenda Linux Network Access Protection Agent, which extends NAP technology to network endpoints running Linux, while Celestix Networks has developed
an appliance for delivering the NAP policy-enforcement platform. These new appliances will hit the market shortly after Windows Server 2008 is
released in February 2008.
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14.11.2007Microsoft Vista security impresses IT staffers hot for NAC
Microsoft's
network access control client in Vista and now in
Windows XP has a lot of IT executives excited, according to an informal poll of about 250 attendees of an Interop Las Vegas NAC seminar who are
actively considering deploying the access technology.
About a third of them say they would use the NAC support in the Microsoft
client software rather than pay more and deal with deploying and maintaining a client with more features that they have to pay extra for. Microsoft
calls its NAC technology Network Access Protection (NAP)
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29.04.2008Improving Global Access to Core PC Protection
Q&A: Amy Barzdukas, senior director of product management, discusses Microsofts strategy to provide broader access to critical anti-malware
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19.11.2008Independent research firm recognizes Microsoft NAP as a leader in Network Access Control
Microsofts Network Access Protection (NAP) solution was cited as a leader (the top category) in a recent independent report, śThe Forrester Wave:
Network Access Control, Q3 2008.ť Microsoft was one of the many network access control (NAC) vendors invited to participate in the report.
Forrester placed a lot of emphasis on different access control scenarios for the evaluation and the different vendors were evaluated
around twelve different scenarios as well as strengths across technology, strategy and market presence.
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18.09.2008Thoughts from the field on Windows Server 2008 - NAP
Dave Northey: Denys Kovalenko works for
A1 Computers in Cabinteely (just south of
Dublin). He's been evaluating Network Access Protection for a while now, and wanted to share his experiences with you.
"I have
been testing a great feature of Windows 2008 Server, called Network Access Protection (NAP).
I have been testing NAP since
Longhorn Beta 3 and Vista RTM. It looks very promising, especially with the number of hardware manufactures who are going to support 802.1x NAP in
their network devices. That fact it is controlled by policy makes it more interesting. The NAP configuration wizard makes it's easy to deploy, but
I personally like manual configuration. Netsh NAP commands makes it easy for scripting.
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03.12.2007Consumer Groups Push for
Network Neutrality Rules
Survey says U.S. broadband
users want protection against
providers blocking or slowing
content access...
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19.01.2006Beta Test CA Protection Suite for Vista
CA is looking for participants
to join the beta program of
the CA Protection Suite r3.1
for Windows Vista. Protection
Suite is designed for small
and mid-sized businesses, and
includes a range of integrated
solutions to minimize risks
and prevent downtime...
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08.05.2007Microsoft, TCG, Juniper Tie the NAC Knot
A lot of vendors
selling a lot of components
that have to agree on how to
measure a lot of things have
to come together to make an
effective Network Access
Control system. You're
talking vendors of hardware,
security, network security,
client security and operating
systems deciding how to tell
who's running a system trying
to access the network, whether
that system's healthy,
whether it needs to be
quarantined, how to give it
the proper level of network
access and how to fix it if
it's not up to
snuff.
Microsoft and the Trusted
Computing Group on May 21 are
making an announcement that
will provide the fabric to
mesh much of all that.
At Interop in Las Vegas,
the two are letting it be
known that the TCG's TNC
(Trusted Network Connect) NAC
architecture will adopt
Microsoft's NAP (Network
Access Protection) protocol,
which is primarily a
client/server NAC spec.
Juniper Networks at the same
time is announcing that it's
working with Microsoft on
interoperability between
Juniper's UAC (Unified Access
Control) NAC standard and
Microsoft's NAP.
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22.05.2007Symantec's 'Hamlet' Promises All-Seeing, Single-Console Security
Symantec is drawing all the
disparate security
technologies that protect
enterprise endpointsnetwork
access control, application
control, anti-virus,
anti-spyware, desktop
firewall, host and network
intrusion prevention, and
device controlinto one
integrated agent managed from
one console, resulting in a
product it says is matched by
none on the market today when
it comes to functionality.
The company plans to
unveil Symantec Endpoint
Protection 11.0 at its
http://vision.symantec.com/>Sy
mantec Vision show in Las
Vegas on June 13 and will
simultaneously make it
available in a public beta
version at
www.symantec.com/endpoint
security. The product includes
proactive technologies
designed to automatically
analyze application behaviors
and network communications to
detect and actively block
attacks. Symantec will also
unveil Symantec NAC (Network
Access Control) 11.0, which
had been code-named Project
Hamlet.
Symantec
considers Endpoint Protection
to be a significant step in
its new enterprise security
vision, dubbed "Security
2.0" when it was announced in
October 2006...
winbeta.org - 13.06.2007
Microsoft to Release Windows XP SP3 Later This Year
Microsoft is set to release
not only Windows Server 2008,
but also Windows XP Service
Pack 3 later this year,
according to a recent press
release on Microsoft
PressPass. It has been
suspected in the past that
Windows XP SP2 would end up as
the final service pack
released for the operating
system, but apparently these
suspicions can now be laid to
rest.
This
information came in
conjunction with the
announcement that Windows XP
SP3 as well as Windows Vista
will gain support for
interoperability between
Microsoft's Network Address
Protection (NAP) and Juniper
Network's Unified Access
Control (UAC) standards for
network access control (NAC)
deployments.
The
feature set for Windows XP
Service Pack 3 is however
still unannounced.
neowin.net - 24.05.2007
10 ways to secure borderless networks
Traditional security models are dependent on "border patrol" via firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention system and other perimeter protection
methods. In new, borderless networks, the focus shifts to protection of the data itself. Here are 10 technologies you should be looking at to help
secure your borderless network.
Company networks are undergoing so-called "deperimeterisation," as online collaboration with
partners, customers, telecommuters, and others outside the physical LAN becomes more and more important to doing business. At the same time, these
users are able to connect to company resources with a wider variety of devices, including smartphones, Blackberries, and other handheld devices. This
is great in terms of access, but not so great in terms of security.
The old security model is dependent on "border patrol" via
firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, DMZs, and other perimeter protection methods. In the new, borderless network, the focus shifts
to protection of the data itself.
Here are 10 technologies you should be looking at to help secure your borderless network...
winbeta.org - 10.10.2007
NAP FAQ updated with XP SP3 information
Microsoft have updated the NAP
FAQ regarding the release of
the NAP Client for Windows
XP.Q. When will Windows XP
support Network Access
Protection as a client?
A. Microsoft is including
the NAP Client for Windows XP
(now in beta testing) in
Windows XP Service Pack 3. For
more information about the
availability of Windows XP
Service Pack 3, see
Windows
Service Pack Road Map. For
additional information about
NAP support for versions of
Windows prior to Windows Vista
and Windows Server 2008, click
here.It's looking as though XP
SP3 will turn out to be much
more than just a Hotfix Rollup
update and will contain some
new features.
winbeta.org - 11.07.2007
Tech Insight: Microsoft's IPSec
Microsofts support of the IP Security (IPSec) standard was enhanced with the release of Windows Vista this year, and interest in the technology will
likely grow with the introduction of Windows 2008. For smaller organizations, IPSec could prove to be a cheap alternative to other network access
control (NAC) technologies, or a stepping stone to a full implementation of Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP) in large enterprises. Either
way, its time for organizations to take a closer look at IPSecs capabilities.
Since Windows 2000, IPSec has been included in
every Microsoft Windows desktop and server operating system. As a staple of the operating system, its surprising that more companies don't take
advantage of the technology, but many IT professionals still labor under the notion that IPSec is a VPN technology only used for remote connectivity.
winbeta.org - 22.12.2007
Symantec Tests Software-As-A-Service For Backups
Symantec is launching a
software-as-a-service platform
aimed at bringing security
offerings to small- and
medium-sized businesses. The
Cupertino, California-based
security company has announced
that the Symantec Protection
Network - Online Backup
Service has gone into beta
testing and is slated to
officially be made available
later this year. The Symantec
Protection Network - Online
Backup Service aims to address
disaster recovery needs. It's
designed to let small and
medium businesses stay current
with advancements in backup
and recovery technology, but
without the periodic
migrations or upgrade
processes required with
on-site systems. With this
service, the data would be
stored off-site in Symantec's
data centers.
" Small and mid-sized
businesses, like their
enterprise counterparts, are
facing new and significant
challenges pertaining to data
protection. Symantec
Protection Network -- Online
Backup Service leverages the
software-as-a-service model to
offer sub-enterprise firms a
more affordable way to get
access to proven data
protection technology ,"
said Doug Chandler, program
director at IDC, in a written
statement.
neowin.net - 18.04.2007
Amp'd Mobile Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Highlighting the struggles
that mobile virtual network
operators face to break into
the highly competitive
cellular marker, Amp'd Mobile
filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection over the
weekend...
betanews.com - 04.06.2007
Microsoft Responds to Re-discovery of Vista Network Slowdowns
A curious network performance reduction noticed by many Windows Vista users of the 2CPU forum that became the talk of Slashdot last week has been
identified as having been caused not by DRM, as Slashdot users expected, but by a curious prioritization "feature" of Vista that's
intentionally biased toward Media Player at the expense of network and system resources...
betanews.com - 28.08.2007
Users may need Vista to make most of Server 2008
Companies installing Windows Server 2008 may have to buy extra Microsoft software, such as Windows Vista, to use more advanced features, analyst firm
Gartner has said.
John Enck, research director at Gartner, said that although making additional investments would not be a
barrier to using the operating system, companies should be clear that installing Windows Server 2008 could influence their future choice of software
applications.
"Combining Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 in the same environment strengthens TCP/IP networking, network
access protection and administering policies as well as quality of service settings. However, Windows Server also provides 'plumbing' that
influences the selection of other products," he said.
winbeta.org - 02.11.2007
