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 ...

This article expands on the topic introduced in the earlier blog post Secure Access to Applications with Azure, which focused ...

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 ...

Network Access Protection (NAP) is an attractive security capability of Vista in combination with at least one Windows Server 2008. NAP lets administrators set conditions under which workstations are ...

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 ...

Microsoft is working on a remote access tunneling protocol for Vista and Longhorn Server that lets client devices securely access networks via a VPN from anywhere on the Internet without concern for ...