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Algeria: Conference on Certification (eID)
When I tweeted last week that I am on my way to Algeria, I got quite some reactions and questions that I shall report how it was. So, let me try to briefly summarize my impressions. I was invited to speak at a conference on certification in Algiers....
Microsoft Security Essentials – Coming even closer to you
Today we were adding 17 additional markets to our Microsoft Security Essentials offering. I am really excited about that as all these markets are in EMEA: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Romani...
Get Safe Online: Don’t be a Money Mule
You know, there are people who blog late, there are people who blog very late and then there is me… I actually missed that one even though I was triggered: Mid November there was the Get Safe Online Week 2009 in the UK. Usually they do really good...
Security and Usability
It is not a new concept: The secure way is only secure if it is the easiest way. I have seen a lot of solutions which are extremely secure – in the eyes of the security people. However, the users find a lot of ways to circumvent the security measur...
The Africa Cable – A Chance for Africa! – A Threat for the Internet?
The development in Africa especially with the new broadband services to me is a huge chance for the whole continent. I just found this map on the next two years: source: IntelFusion Even though I have not been in Africa over the last few months, I...
Physical Security: ATMs equipped with Pepper Spray
This is “real” hard-core security. If the ATM feels that it is tempered with, it releases pepper spray. It is kind of a “self-defense” mechanism. I just hope it never thinks that I am tempering with the machine when I just want to get money...
Test Microsoft Security Essentials
I am running Microsoft Security Essentials (called “Morro”) since quite a while on my Mediacenter and I am definitely convinced of it. So, go ahead and test it: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/resources.aspx – it will be our free A...
SafeSearch in Bing
One more proof that we listen to you: We made certain changes to Bing in order rot help you to protect from sexual explicit content. Please read the corresponding blog post Safe Search Update. Even though this is very good news, it does not change m...
Thought of buying a Wii? Think again
I have to admit: Not really security related but really, really, really cool. Look at this Xbox trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-project-natal/50017?type=wmv Roger...
Security Intelligence Report: “Scareware” on the Raise
You know that we release our Security Intelligence Report twice an year: Today Version 6 is due. Let me try to give you an overview of the “highlights” of the report from my point of view: As I wrote in the title and as I blogged about this su...
Qtel’s Guide to a Faster Internet Experience
I like that: As you probably know, I did a tour through the Gulf when we launched the Security Intelligence Report last year. One of the reasons was that we know that the Gulf has a pretty high malware infection rate. You can read this in the corresp...
Scam Awareness Month in the UK
I guess you know Get Safe Online in the meantime. They are publishing a lot of good and insightful information. Now, they collaborate with the Office of Fair Trading in the UK for a Scam Awareness Month. Again, there is a log of excellent informati...
98% unpatched – and I am one of them :(
Well, you saw my post earlier this week on the 1.96% of PCs being updated according to Secuina. Well, as time does, I decided to install this tool as well to look at it. I did an initial scan on my home PC and this was the outcome: Outch, thi...
Get Safe Online – This Week
We see this concept all over Europe: There are National Security Awareness Days (or how ever they are called) in a lot of European countries. During these events, the industry (from software to banking to government to …) gets together to raise awa...
Safe Social Networking
I am often asked by a lot of people what my view is on the social networks like Facebook and what I think about it. Well, the most important points first: I am using social networks myself as I like them to keep an eye on people I might lose otherwis...
„Scareware“ on the Raise
We have regular ConfCalls with our security support to exchange trends and issues we see. During the last one we had an interesting discussion I would like to share with you: We seem to get a hell lot of calls mainly from the consumer segment with Vi...
