Welcome to the IT Pro Security Zone

The new Microsoft Security Guidance Center provides quick access to prescriptive guidance, tools, training, and updates for IT professionals and developers.

Thursday, May 13, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time

Join Mike Nash, VP for Microsoft's Security Business Unit, and his team for their monthly discussion on security issues.

Thursday, May 6, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time

See how to apply security best practices and use available tools and technologies to implement a patch management process and strategy within your organization.

IT-related forums, including security and patch management.

Security forums for IT professionals.

Find the most active security newsgroups, most recent security updates and downloads, as well as security chats and events.

Share ideas with other IT professionals through focused newsgroups, technical chats, and user groups.

Get Community-based technical support, find product-specific newsgroups, and get answers from experts in live, online chats.

Find a Community dedicated to the specific Microsoft products and technologies that you use.

Visit Community sites from other countries and regions.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about Microsoft software and Internet security.

Get answers to the top 10 questions compiled from the security newsgroups.

Find answers from the Windows Server Community about trusts, firewalls, group policy, authorization, authentication, and more.

MVP Susan Bradley reviews the basics for preventing virus and other attacks on servers and server-related applications.

MVP Robert Moir offers a comprehensive look at how to prepare for security attacks and minimize vulnerabilities.

Harry has been involved with the security profession since 1996 and employed by Atlantic Mutual since 1977. With experience in security administration, standards development, corporate policies, security awareness, virus protection, and network vulnerability testing, Harry also serves as a forum moderator for the McAfee and My IT forums, specializing in breaking virus and security news.

A Florida native and former bank executive with 30 years experience in banking operations, Janie was more recently responsible for developing and maintaining the disaster recovery plan for a local community bank. She is a frequent contributor to several security forums, cohosts an Ohio-based genealogy Web site, and remains active in the online genealogical research community.

Find in-person events, as well as live or on-demand webcasts, and chats sorted by specialty.

Locate an upcoming webcast specific to your product or profession, or search the list of on-demand webcasts.

View online presentations by Microsoft experts in your field.

Register for online discussions with one or more Microsoft experts, or search the transcript archives.

Add upcoming developer chats to your Microsoft Outlook® calendar or tell a friend.