On Friday, Microsoft made the new R2 version of its Windows Server 2008 server operating system available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
Plus: Adobe Reader exploits growing; Twitter tweets on attacks; ACLU dismayed at White House cookie plans.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 08/11/2009
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have simultaneously booted 1 million Linux kernels, all of which ran as virtual machines on the labs' Thunderbird supercomputer.
- By Joab Jackson
- 08/05/2009
Microsoft, Check Point and McAfee provide three whole-disk encryption options; we examine each and choose the best of the bunch.
- By Tony Bradley
- 08/01/2009
Microsoft's upcoming Forefront Threat Management Gateway brings a host of security possibilities to the table.
- By Joern Wettern
- 08/01/2009
In anticipation of PowerShell 2.0, Mr. Roboto gives a few pointers on how to get the most out of it -- starting with Windows Management Instrumentation.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/01/2009
The OutVariable parameter offers a peek deep into your pipelined PowerShell expressions.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/01/2009
The much-improved Network Access Protection mechanism in Vista and Windows Server 2008 means it's now easier to ensure your network is safe from vulnerable computers.
- By Joern Wettern
- 07/01/2009
GUI-based administration might linger for a while, but working from the console prompt is the wave of the future. And that means scripting.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/01/2009
A few hints you might not be familiar with can help you spot and fix problems in AD.
Microsoft last week released a public beta of Configuration Manager Service Pack 2.
A new survey of 17,000 IT security professionals by Cloakware should be cause for alarm for security administrators.
Microsoft is releasing new betas of Forefront enterprise security products, according to announcements issued this week.
- By Herb Torrens
- 06/11/2009
The release candidate of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 is now available for public testing, Microsoft announced on Monday.
Plus: Obama names fed ITSec chief; QuickTime, iTunes fixed; Twitter users targeted yet again.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/02/2009