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TechDays is THE conference for technical training in Canada and it’ll be hitting these cities on these dates: October 25-26: Toronto November 15-16: Vancouver November 29-30: Montreal This year I’m putting together the speakers and sessions for the security, identity and management track. It’s going to be great ...

It’s back!  Last years popular Hack and Defend workshops are back!  Step inside the mind of a hacker at Microsoft’s Hack and Defend Workshop. Discover the tactics used to penetrate your PC, become aware of the most threatening viruses online, and most importantly, learn how to help protect yourself. Hands-on presentations by ...

So SecTor 2009 wrapped up the other day and again, like any conference I attend, a lot is learned.  The event was success in my opinion, from the venue to the food to the keynotes and of course the sessions.  Even the vendor area had some exciting things happening.  So what did I learn?  I am going to break it down buy the ...

It is almost that time of year again!  Time to put on the black/white/aluminum foil hat and learn about the latest in security.  I’ve said it before and I will say it again, you cannot protect against what you do not know exists.  We recently finalized the speakers and here is a glimpse at what you can expect this ...

Culminis and Microsoft’s User Group Support Services (UGSS) are pleased to announce their co-sponsorship of a 9 User Group tour of Canada, between May 26 and June 18, 2009, by world renowned security expert, Kai Axford (CISSP, MCSE-Security). Kai is a Senior Security Strategist in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group and is based in Dallas, ...

I’ve always had the belief that in order to really understand something you have to break it and then fix it.  Well maybe not break it but take it apart at least :)  I really believe this when it comes to security.  If you don’t know what threats are out there, how can you protect against them?  If you don’t understand how ...

Well I spent three days this week attending the SecTor pre-con training on Wireless Hacking and SecTor itself and it was worth every minute!  The group behind SecTor put on a great event (I should note I was on the advisory committee) with world class speakers from around the world.  I thought I’d provide a quick recap along with some ...

With all the talk about TechDays going on recently there is another conference coming up shortly.  I attended SecTor 2007 and I`ll admit it was the best con I attended last year and that includes the internal Microsoft ones I was able to attend.  I was pretty happy when they asked me to participate as an advisor and have some input on ...

On Tuesday, July 22nd, Tim Rains (Group Product Manager, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing) will be in Edmonton for an open talk on security and the changes in the threat landscape. What? Open Discussion on Security and Threat Landscape Who? Tim Rains (Group Product Manager, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing) When? Tuesday, July 22, 2008 – 6 ...

Last week, Rodney and I both had the opportunity to attend the Security Education Conference in Toronto (SecTor). It was an excellent conference, one that I would recommend if you have anything to do with IT security in your job and can make it to the Toronto area. Next year's conference is already set for October 7-8, 2008, so mark it in your ...