This year, we’re going to have a competition to find The Ultimate Expert , winner will score the v/cool HP TouchSmart IQ505a . We’ll also give away some HP iPAQ Travel Companions along the way. However, if you ask me, the real prize is being...

So for our next Speaker Introduction we have Tom Hollander who graciously agreed to give a session at tech Ed after I begged him to share his awesome wisdom around how to create a secure development framework. Bio : Tom Hollander is a Solution Architect...

I recently was in a bit of a conversation about Threat Modeling, it's future, and how it relates to Risk Management. The ensuing thoughts and gyrations in my head produced a bit of a post on how Threat Modeling, is actually 1/2 of a Threat Management...

As part of the Security Track, I like to get you some personal insight on the speakers we'll be having.  Lee, being the prompt and studios guy he is has answered some questions for us.  What did you want to be when you grew up? LH > Depends...

Well it's that time of year again. We're just about to Tech Ed and we'll into the planning stages.  I have the honor of managing the Security Track again this year.  I thought I'd run my proposed track sessions past you and see what you thought...

One of the security measures we are all becoming overly familiar with is the Password Reset Security questions used today. So just what is a good way to use security questions? Recently I was asked to put together some recommendations around the use of...

Ok, so this is a bit of a rant but it's been something that has been a very irritating topic for a few years now; dropped calls on mobile phones. In the not-too-distance past, we used to talk about trying to get computers to reach a point of 'Dial Tone...

Well recently I put together the Inaugural Security Camp Oz (SCO) 07. It is a community driven event for the IT Security community. We held it in Wagga Wagga at the Charles Sturt University campus. SCO is a FREE two day event for IT Security Professionals...

Hello everyone!! Well it's Tech Ed Eve for me. I'm Ready to head up and Make My Mark! I wanted you all to know about the Threat Modeling Hands On Lab. It almost didn't make it but Kyle and Corey from HynesITe did a great job of getting it loaded at the...

Oh man.... Get this, when you register at Tech Ed, pick up a TechNet sticker!!! and WEAR IT! If you do, you could win some pretty cool prizes randomly throughout Tech Ed, including these COOL Halo 3 Hooded Jumpers ! Now I just have to figure out how...

Well the good news, for most, is that Tech Ed Australia , and Tech Ed New Zealand are SOLD OUT. You can still put your name on the wait list for a spot though. So this means that the events will ROCK! I, of course, would like to accredit this to the...

Some of you may have seen Daniel doing a tour of the User Groups around Australia. He has been giving talks on how to understand what really causes system crashes, and what all that junk is in a Crash Dump file. He actually knows what happens to those...

Well I was polishing my UAC session for Tech Ed this year. It occurred to me that there are bound to be a lot of actual questions about it. So what I thought I'd do is ask you for your questions. So tell me, what do you want to know about UAC? Post your...

Several people have asked me about Jesper not being in the line-up. As with all of the best laid plans of mice and men, sometimes fate conspires against us. Jesper isn't able to attend this year because quite simply, he's got a lot on at his day job....

Tech Ed Australia - http://www.microsoft.com/australia/teched07/index.aspx Tech Ed New Zealand - http://www.microsoft.com/nz/teched07/index.aspx Hi Gang, It's been a while since I've posted. Sorry about that. Been busy traveling to the US, SE Asia, and...

Well it's been a crazy few weeks for me. But I've managed to get Jesper to agree to come down for Tech Ed. That makes the list of cool speakers grow to: Steve Riley Kai Axford Jesper Johansson Corneliu Tusnea Yours Truly and more great...

In the IT Security area there seems to be this lack of belief in the old adage, It Can Happen To Anyone . Normally, before a company will get off their collective butts and do anything about their software security, they have to experience an incident...

Hi Gang! Well in the spirit of Tech Ed ANZ 07, I posted a countdown gadget. Now this one is a bit strange to install due to the limitations of what files my other provider will serve. So follow these instructions: Download the TechEdAU07.zip file from...

Security is still one of the most prevalent problems in the IT industry. Even though we've been preaching about it for years now, it still dogs today's IT systems. I've been in many client sites to do system reviews or talk about Threat Modeling and secure...

That's Right true believers! Tech Ed ANZ is 100 days away. I've been sorting out how to get you some great Security content. So I thought I'd give you a sneak preview. Here are the Speakers we have locked in so far: Steve Riley Kai Axford Jamie Sharp...

Melbourne Security Interchange You are invited to attend the inaugural Melbourne Security Interchange. The Security Interchange is a community driven event that promotes peer networking, panel discussions and interaction with security experts. The...

Ian Murdock is going to visit Microsoft to give some presentations on Open Source projects. It is great to hear this kind of work. Here's a bit of information. The Debian Project is widely considered one of the most successful and influential...

Well this year Andrew Coates is in charge of the content for Tech Ed ANZ. Andrew has always been a big thinker so I'm I'm sure it will be an event not to be missed! He's started a few Tech Ed Posts on his blog that you'll want to keep up with. In another...

Many applications today have several common security problems. SQL Injection, poor authentication and authorization, and Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. The faster and more conssitently we can address these problems the better the security...

So for part two of this I'd like to discuss a different aspect of IT in Southeast Asia. One of the things that defines most IT industries is their financial environment. This is true both vertically, and horizontally across the industry. For example,...