Back to the future ? What do I mean with back to the future ? What has Windows to do with the Famous Hollywood movie name ? For the ones who is “old” enough or have good memory , the new Windows 8 Logo looks like the first Windows 1.0 logo, if you don’t believe me check it out yourself.   Now, let’s have a look in to the new Windows logo:   When I look at the logo, I see the METRO interface, the touch power, in this manner the logo is giving the message out for the people they are already dealing with Windows 8. What about others ? This is where Tweeter, Facebook post were battling about. At the end its just a logo, if Windows 8 can put in top the current Windows power , no one will care about it. Isn't all about the performance more then the logo itself ? The logo it self,  not as bad or as good as you think. You like it or not, there is no other option from what I can see and what I heard about from the IT community. For me, as said above, it’s giving the m... [More]

                     Thank you very much for attending the seminar @ Westpac, 60 Martin Place Sydney. We had a full room of Security Guru’s (attendees) , and as we run out of seats no one went away and they took notes of my presentation on how can they “ Get unwanted stuff “ away from their PC’s. The feedback was great, and I am looking forward to be in front of such a good crowed again. As promised the slide deck is going to be available very soon here.  Check later for the URL I do have also a recorded web cast , which you can watch or share with your peers. Check later for the URL Special Thanks for : GFI Software (www.gfi.com) Yes Optus       (www.optus.com.au) Australian Toner Masters (www.tonermasters.com.au) Core Impact (www.coresecurity.com) Telligent (http://telligent.com/) Bright Software (www.brightsoft.com) Below... [More]

My “What is Windows Intune”  Article is  published in Microsoft Learning's official blog. I am happy to be in BTL ( Born To Learn) and I am looking forward to see you all in the forms. http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/ To read my article in BTL http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/default.aspx Info about me:

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AISA Sydney Branch Meeting: Information security and the human element, or is that ailment? Starts: Tuesday 21 February 2012, 8:00AM Finishes: Tuesday 21 February 2012, 10:00AM Date: Tuesday 21 February 2012 Time: 8:00am for prompt 8:15am start of presentation, 10:00am expected close. Venue: Westpac, 60 Martin Place, Plaza Level (Ground Floor) Meeting Centre 1st Presentation: Topic: My PC is Hacked, now what ? (Beta) Let's face it, Windows machines can get hacked, and in some environments it happens a lot. Fortunately, Microsoft has built numerous tools into Windows so administrators and power users can analyse machines to determine whether they've been compromised. But many of us are not even aware of that! In this session I'll demonstrate the tools built into Windows for such analysis, as well as more free tools from Microsoft to help you out get of chaos! If you have ever had a virus in your PC than attending this session is a must for you. Speaker: Erdal Ozkaya from Fastlane APAC E... [More]

One more of my session is over and I would like to thank to everybody who attended my session, for the ones who have registed and will watch it later as well. More Feedback from you: (Comments from Attendees) · Nice suggestions. · Thanks Erdal! · Excellent presentation · These are great.  Looking forward to the next one. · Very nice presentation with real background · Thanks for the session and have great day! I'll follow up with an email. · For IT Professionals or MCTs delete the first 30 Minutes, because this was well known stuff for them. · This was one of the best sessions that I have attended. Thank you · Good beta presentation. · Thanks!! Happy Sleeping!!  Was a fun *review*….. · My Security STAR, thank you mate... Dear MSL please more of this sessions · I like to see Erdal more ... 5 AM in Aussie Land, OMG amazing thank you for inviting him, Thanks!   My Windows Intune session feedback : Feedback from you: · Thanks mate! · Interesting to know... [More]

Dear Educator & MCT’s, Don’t miss to join us during our monthly MCT Readiness Third Thursday Live Meeting series where on February 16, 2012 you can attend the following sessions:   Your PC was hacked and you have absolutely no clue what to do? Erdal Ozkaya will help you out. All you have to do it attend his session My PC is hacked, now what??? (v0.9 Beta). How to join the Third Thursday Sessions: Simply add the sessions you wish to attend to your Outlook calendar by clicking the links below. At the time of the meeting, follow the links that you will find in the Outlook invitation. Agenda Third Thursday Live Meeting Sessions February 16, 2012 My PC is Hacked, now what??? (v0.9 Beta) presented by Erdal Ozkaya → save this session to your Outlook calendar   To attend the Live Meetings, Login to the Virtual Event Application with your MCP ID. ... [More]

Dear Educator & MCT’s, Don’t miss to join us during our monthly MCT Readiness Third Thursday Live Meeting series where on February 16, 2012 you can attend the following sessions: …. Join Erdal Ozkaya when he speaks about Windows Intune 2.0 for MCTs. He will give you demos and details about how Windows Intune is currently being used in the real world and all the benefits it has delivered to help keep my clients productive, and ultimately successful. This session will also focus about the Windows Intune Course and how it can be delivered in the classroom. How to join the Third Thursday Sessions: Simply add the sessions you wish to attend to your Outlook calendar by clicking the links below. At the time of the meeting, follow the links that you will find in the Outlook invitation. Agenda Third Thursday Live Meeting Sessions February 16, 2012 Windows Intune 2.0 for MCTs presented by Erdal Ozkaya → save this session to your Outlook calendar Start Time: 9:00 AM (PST) / 5:0... [More]

As Instructor (CEI , check here) of the year for EC Council classes, many of my students are asking how the CEH exam (312-50) was, what is the course about etc. I am more then happy to explain all this , but one of my Students Daniel Weis's done a great job, explaining the course, the course structure. Below is a good review about the CEH course, and the exam from a real Security Adviser , a happy CEH v7 student: Back in march (14th) , I was one of the lucky 375 individuals globally who got into the global launch class for the EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker Version 7. Because we are based in Australia, our classroom of 10 became the first in the world to start and complete the course. I had been spending the 7 months prior to the course studying for the CEHv6 and if any of you have seen the amount of material you will understand how painful that is. When the opportunity came to go straight for the v7 I took it. I took the course through a company called CEO IT Training (we... [More]

Below is a news article from CNET about Nortel. The article reminded me the a book “The Most Dangerous Man in the World: The Explosive True Story of Julian Assange and the Lies, Cover-ups and Conspiracies He Exposed “ ( Amazon)  This book was published April 11, 2011 and even there Julian told how they were hacking networks through NORTEL many many years ago. It looks like, as time passed nothing has changed in Nortel . Have a look in the article:   Nortel Networks was the victim of a series of cyberattacks likely originating from China for almost 10 years, but the company ultimately failed to defend itself, says The Wall Street Journal. Citing an internal investigation by former Nortel systems security adviser Brian Shields, the Journal (subscription required) found that hackers apparently based in China carried on a decade-long campaign of stealing technical papers, R&D reports, employee e-mails, and other sensitive documents from the network company. By gr... [More]