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Today we released security updates for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, and Internet Explorer. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. For more information about this month’s security updates and Link Removed...

In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Ken Van Hyning, a Principle Software Engineer in the SQL Server team. Today Ken introduces us to the SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor, code named DBA Workbench, a tool that consists of a suite of advisors for upgrading to SQL Server 2016. Ken begins...

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In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Xin Jin, a Program Manager in the SQL Server team. In this episode of Managed Backup, Xin shows us what's new with Managed Backup. Managed Backup was introduced in SQL Server 2014, so Xin is here to show us what's new with Managed Backup in SQL...

With just two weeks until Microsoft Ignite, you're probably finessing your session schedule and starting to think about packing. In this week's Countdown Show, Link Removed and Link Removed talk about what's new on MyIgnite, last-minute tips to maximizing your Ignite experience, and the...

This whitepaper describes best practices for securing and hardening NDES to enable the deployment of certificates with Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager Link Removed

Does any know if there is a way to monitor if files in a Public One Drive Folder are being accessed? I am thinking about putting a link in a forum and would like to know if that folder has been accessed and possibly how many times. I found a thread on the Microsoft site where the suggest has...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (March 5, 2015): Advisory revised to clarify the reason why no workaround exists for systems running Windows Server 2003. See the Advisory FAQ for more information. Summary: Microsoft is aware of a security feature bypass vulnerability in Secure...

For years our customers have been in the trenches against cyberattacks in an increasingly complex digital landscape. We’ve been there with you, as have others. And we aren’t going anywhere. Forces often seek to undermine and disrupt technology and people, attempting to weaken the very devices...

Original release date: January 02, 2014 | Last revised: February 05, 2014 Systems Affected Point of Sale Systems Overview Point of Sale Systems When consumers purchase goods or services from a retailer, the transaction is processed through what are commonly referred to as Point of Sale...

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The BizTalk Server Best Practices Analyzer examines a BizTalk Server deployment and generates a list of best practices issues it discovers. Link Removed

Today Friend of the Gallery is back, today with a cool control you can use in your next Kinect for Windows WPF app. Other recent Gallery Posts for Vangos Pterneas; Understanding the Kinect Coordinate Mapping, with a little help from Vangos Pterneas Looking at the Kinect for Windows v2 Color...

As security professionals, we are trained to think in worst-case scenarios. We run through the land of the theoretical, chasing “what if” scenarios as though they are lightning bugs to be gathered and stashed in a glass jar. Most of time, this type of thinking is absolutely the correct thing...

You can use the DA Rules update for Best Practices Analyzer to scan a server that is running the DA role. Link Removed

Original release date: January 17, 2014 | Last revised: February 09, 2014 Systems Affected Certain UDP protocols have been identified as potential attack vectors: DNS NTP SNMPv2 NetBIOS SSDP CharGEN QOTD BitTorrent Kad Quake Network Protocol Steam Protocol Overview A Distributed...

Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...

Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...

Original release date: July 26, 2013 | Last revised: July 31, 2013 Systems Affected Any system connected to the internet running the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) may be affected. IPMI is resident on many server platforms, and provides low-level access to a system that can...

I have to say, back when the career path for technology led through end user support I learned a lot right out of school. Most of what I learned I still carry with me today. Even so, time and bad habits can cause a person to forget some best practices. When Windows 8 was forced upon my new...