Tim Rains, Group Product Manager, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing
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| | Security Tip of the Month: Improving Security Using Attack Surface Analyzer Learn how to use Attack Surface Analyzer, a free tool from Microsoft, to better understand the aggregate attack surface change that may result from the introduction of line-of-business (LOB) applications to the Windows platform.
| Microsoft Security Compliance Manager The Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM) will help you plan, deploy, operate, and manage your security baselines for the most widely used Microsoft technologies. Learn more about this free tool—which includes security baselines for Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Office 2010, Windows 7, and Internet Explorer8—then check out tips for getting started and answers to frequently asked questions.
| Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Malware Response Looking to limit the risk of malware infection? This new guide can help your organization determine the best and most cost-effective response strategy for malware outbreaks. Learn how your quick decisions can return systems to operation while limiting your exposure then download the guide.
| Malicious Software Removal Tool Need to check your computers for malware infection? Download the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Updated monthly and available in x86 and x64 versions, the tool checks Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for, and helps remove, infections by specific, prevalent malicious software-including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed.
| Getting Started with the SDL Threat Modeling Tool Find tips to help you get started with the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) threat modeling approach and learn how to use the tool to develop great threat models as a backbone of your security process. Available as a free download, the SDL Threat Modeling Tool helps engineers analyze the security of their systems to find and address design issues early in the software lifecycle.
| Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer: Frequently Asked Questions Get answers to frequently asked questions about Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.2 including system requirements, configuration, scanning, and reporting. MBSA 2.2 provides a streamlined method for IT pros to identify missing security updates and common security misconfigurations.
| Detecting Security Bulletins with the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is designed to help IT pros identify Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) client computers that may need security updates that are not detectable using the existing SMS Security Update Inventory Tool built on MBSA.
| Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 3.0 Learn how to reduce IT costs by using Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (VMST) 3.0 to more easily update your offline virtual machines, templates, and virtual hard disks with the latest operating system and application patches—without introducing vulnerabilities into your IT infrastructure.
| | | | | | Using the Private Cloud Today Explore the key roles Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V and System Center can play for IT pros who want to tap the savings and flexibility of the private cloud now using tools they know and trust. The private cloud—a virtualized datacenter running on resources you control on-premises or in a provider's dedicated systems—makes the most of the hardware and software you've already invested in, and sets the stage for introducing more flexible and scalable services in the future. Learn more in this video interview with Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Management & Security Division. | | | | | |