Security Matters - Details

If you'd like to join us pleaseedit the wikito add your name - that way we'll have a good idea of how many people to expect.

Where:The Coach and Horses pub, 29 Greek Street, Soho, London W1V 5LL     

When: 11th December from 6pm to 8pm (and onwards for anyone that fancies it)

Who'd enjoy this?Anyone who's interested in discussing cloud computing with two of the leaders from Microsoft

What do I need to know?This will be an informal chat with two interesting passionate guys over a pint or two (or soft drink if you prefer). We're meeting in the function room that's located above the bar - to access the room you'll need to let the bar staff know your intention as you literally have to go behind the bar and up the stairs to reach the room - it's on the first floor. This is the old location of theSocial Media Cafeso if you've been there then it will already be a familiar location.

What about food?The pub serve good hearty "pub food" and hence you are welcome to order food though Microsoft won't be picking up the bill!

Jeff Hansen and Angus Logan are keen to meet interesting people on their way back to Redmond following Le Web - their details are shown below 

Jeff Hansen

General Manager – Services Strategy / Live Mesh, Microsoft Corporation

Jeff Hansen reports to Ray Ozzie and is responsible for helping drive Microsoft’s services strategy.  Central to this strategy is the “Software plus Services” approach that brings together the best of cloud-based services and the software that resides on a world of devices. An approach that utilizes the power of local client and/or on-premises server software combined with the reach and always up-to-date nature of services in the cloud.  As part of this effort, over the last three years Jeff has worked closely with Microsoft’s Live Services platform team on the mesh initiative - providing Product Management support for the Live Mesh offering and the recent introduction of the mesh technologies in the developer focused Live Framework – Community Technology Preview.  Live Mesh is a marquee example of the S+S approach – providing symmetry between the client and the cloud by using the web as a hub to bring together a wide range of user’s devices.  Enabling individuals to manage, access, and share their information and programs seamlessly on the web and across their world of devices.  Deliverying on the vision of computing experiences that seamless span the ‘data, devices, people, and applications’ people interact with everyday.

Angus Logan

Senior Technical Product Manager, Live Services, Microsoft Corporation

Responsible for all technical product management of Microsoft’s Live Services (consists of Windows Live Platform / Live Framework / Live Mesh), Angus’ team manage content creation, high-value opportunity management, and developer experience. Prior to being on the Live Services team, Angus was a Portals Technology Specialist with Microsoft Australia, worked for several Microsoft partners, was an MVP, and co-authored a book on Microsoft Content Management Server. You can read Angus’s blog athttp://blogs.msdn.com/angus_logan/or spot him around the world.

James Senior

Technical Evangelist, Live Services, Microsoft Corporation

James Senior is responsible for driving global awareness and understanding of Microsoft’s Live Services (including Live Framework and Live Mesh) to technical audiences and business decision makers.  Prior to this role in Redmond, James worked as a Technology Specialist for Microsoft in the UK and as Senior Developer at Intel Corporation.  James blogs frequently atwww.jamessenior.comand you can follow him on Twitter here:www.twitter.com/jsenior.

Windows 1.0 was released on 20th November 1985 hence it's twenty three years old today!

There's a great write up onTheRegisterwhich includes a link to thepcmuseum- it's a third party site which runs through a summary of the releases of Windows incuding screenshots - it's a step back in history.

It's the fourth annual GetSafeOnline campaign week whereby the team will raise the profile of consumer internet safety through a revampedGetSafeOnline website(containing a wealth of commonsense "how to" information) and a range of media activity. It's a great cause as the campaign is not trying to sell you any products or services and it aims to help consumers to help themselves to be safer on the Internet.

I've been heavily invovled in supporting this important initiative in previous years and hence am keen to do whatever I can this time around too.

Here are some words directly from the GetSafeOnline team:

"Today the UK’s fourth annual Get Safe Online kicks off, a weeklong internet safety awareness campaign encouraging UK computer users to take steps to ensure that they and their machines are protected.

In a time of economic uncertainty, online security is becoming even more important as the growth of the ‘shadow economy’ in stolen identities can mean a person’s assets such as savings accounts can be stolen and emptied faster than ever.

Particularly, the use of ‘phishing attacks’ is rapidly on the rise – where criminals send fraudulent emails designed to trick internet users into submitting their financial or other confidential details. 23% of UK internet users surveyed said that they or someone they knew fell victim to such an attack this year, compared to just eight per cent in 2007.

The image of the geeky hacker is inaccurate: the vast majority of computer crime in the UK is highly organised, with criminals dealing in the buying and selling of personal information used to defraud targets such as full name, address, passport details, driver's licence number, date of birth, bank account details and sort codes, plus credit card numbers and security codes.

Get Safe Online Week aims to give everyone the tools and confidence to enjoy and use the internet safely. In the span of a couple of hours, anyone can learn a few simple steps to remain up-to-date and aware about online safety – a small investment compared to the potential loss and inconvenience if they are instead victims of identity theft.

Get Safe Online has created a web resource of information that can be perused at anyone’s convenience and contains tips for computer users of all ages, interests and levels of experience. For complete information and advice on how to guard against online identity fraud and other internet crime, visit the new Get Safe Online website atwww.getsafeonline.org."