At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Microsoft said it plans to establish NAP as an industry standard. The technology, previously described by some executives as Active Defense technology, ...

Viruses and malware are often stopped by software defenses that run on the desktop; in fact, the antivirus, antispyware and other security suite software business has rapidly become a very lucrative ...

Alert reader Mike Davis points out that in last week’s look at R2, the Windows Server 2003 update that’s due out next year, I neglected to mention one new feature that he’s especially looking forward ...

Microsoft NAP is an effective network gatekeeper for Windows endpoints, but initial configuration is complex, policies are basic, and reporting is absent. NAP is best used as a core technology ...

Burton Group VP and Network World columnist Dan Blum seems to agree with me that Vista belongs on your desktops. Not immediately, he thinks, but following your normal deployment schedule of new ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Microsoft and Cisco Systems will collaborate to make their emerging products for network security compatible, the companies disclosed on Monday (Oct. 18). The vendors had been ...

Security vendors are clamoring to announce their products’ compatibility with Microsoft’s network access protection, a key security feature of Windows Server 2008. Foundry Networks, McAfee, Symantec, ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Wireless LAN switch vendor Airespace Inc. is working with Microsoft's Network Access Protection technologies in a drive to enhance enterprise security. Network Access Protection is a ...