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GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
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Software savings world review
1. Windows 7 Secrets
Software Savings World
www.softwaresavingsworld.com
2. Topics
• Where we’re at from an industry perspective
• Windows 7 – the impact on end users
• Windows 7 – the impact on businesses
• “Windows 7 Secrets” – About the book, and
why I must hate myself
3. Optional topics
• Office 2010 and the Office Web Applications
• Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy
5. 2006-2009
• Windows Vista didn’t exactly get a positive
reception.
• That said, it delivered on Microsoft’s promise
to update the foundation of Windows to
something more modern.
• That foundation is used in Windows 7.
6. Windows 7
• Windows 7 is all about delivering on the
failures of Vista, real or imagined.
• Real: Better performance, simpler and more
efficient UI, more cohesiveness, etc.
• Perception: Microsoft is finally fighting back
with “I’m a PC” and other ads.
8. “Windows Vista done right”
• We’ve all heard this.
• Ironic? People universally embrace Windows
7. Which is really just Windows Vista R2.
• Low-level improvements: Smaller memory
footprint, better performance, 100s of tiny
usability tweaks.
• The whole is greater than the parts.
9. Picking the right version
• Virtually any home user: Windows 7 Home
Premium.
• Managed small businesses: Windows 7
Professional.
– Adds domain support, network-based backup,
EFS, Remote Desktop host.
• Enterprises: Windows 7 Enterprise.
– The full meal deal: BitLocker, BitLocker-To-Go
10. Setup
• Setup has been simplified.
• Clean install in 15-20 minutes.
• Upgrade: Averages a couple of hours.
(Or, as IDG News reported, “Microsoft:
Windows 7 upgrades to take 20 hours” Sigh.)
• Windows XP users: No upgrade for you.
• Don’t forget the Upgrade Advisor.
11. User experience
• Biggest end user changes are in the UI...
– Personalization with Aero Themes and slideshows.
– Major changes to the Taskbar – Pinning, Jump
Lists, Live Previews, and more.
– Notification area clean-up.
– Libraries and Windows Explorer.
– Windows Aero desktop effects: Aero Peek, Aero
Snaps, Aero Shake.
12. User experience
• Bundled apps
– Calculator
– Paint
– WordPad
– Sticky Notes, etc.
• Missing apps
– Windows Live Essentials fills the gaps
• You can also remove more apps than in Vista.
13. User experience
• Windows Touch
– Multi-touch now a full-fledged interface
paradigm, alongside mouse, keyboard,
stylus/tablet.
– Really does change the way you interact with the
PC.
• Windows Search 4.0
– Near-instantaneous search results.
– Harder to find thanks to Google.
14. Security
• Vista already got this mostly right.
• UAC has been overhauled, user gets fine-
grained control.
• Windows 7 still doesn’t ship with an AV
solution.
• The good news: Microsoft’s Security Essentials
is free and appears to be decent.
15. Networking and sharing
• Again, Vista already got this mostly right.
• Simpler Network and Sharing Center.
• HomeGroup sharing makes sharing
documents and digital media much easier.
• You can actually access a media library over
the Internet. (Watch as I fail to get this to
work!)
• Traditional sharing interfaces are still there.
16. Digital media
• Major updates to...
– Windows Media Player
– Windows Media Center
• No meaningful update to Windows DVD Maker.
• Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live
Movie Maker are part of Windows Live
Essentials.
• Library views of digital media are also nice.
• Zune is the future. (Yes, really.)
17. Mobility
• Lots of work under the covers to improve
efficiencies and battery life on the go.
• Power management simplification and
improvement.
• Windows Mobility Center largely unchanged
from Vista.
• Connect to a Projector.
• Netbooks and Tablet PCs.
18. Internet
• Internet Explorer 8
– Big usability gains
– Questions about performance
• Email, contacts, and calendaring moved out of
the base OS: Now supplied by Windows Live
Mail in Windows Live Essentials.
• Windows Live Services complete the picture
for consumers.
19. Reliability
• Windows Backup gets evolutionary update.
– Now offers image-based system backup on all
SKUs.
– Network-based backups only on premium SKUs.
20. Compatibility
• Evolution of compatibility mode work from
XP, Vista. Works surprisingly well.
• Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode for small
businesses – that last mile solution for
compatibility.
22. Windows 7 at work
• It’s all about easing the pain.
• Simpler, more efficient environment for end
users and IT administrators.
• Some of these features require Windows
Server 2008 R2 as well. (“Better together”)
25. Taking it to the next level
• PowerShell 2 built-into Windows 7/R2.
• Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
– A benefit of Software Assurance.
– App-V 4.5 R2 – Windows 7 integration.
– Several other high-value tools.
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010
– Get up and running with Windows 7/R2
deployments.
– Available now.
26. Making the case for Windows 7
• Spending money vs. investing.
• Windows 7 (and R2) come with real-world
TCO benefits and savings.*
– Overall savings of deploying Windows 7 over XP
averages about $115 per desktop per year.
– You can use the same hardware (unlike w/Vista).
• Additional benefits to going with R2 around
virtualization density, power savings, DA, etc.
* According to a Microsoft-sponsored Forrester study
28. Windows 7 Secrets
• An absolute time-suck with no obvious benefit to
the author(s).
• 1081 pages.
• Several months of work.
• Based on Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition
where possible.
• Most beneficial to consumers coming from XP.
• Less beneficial for Vista users, businesses,
developers.
31. Office 2010 components
• Traditional Office suite and individual
applications as before.
• Office Servers (i.e. SharePoint.)
• Office Mobile for Windows Mobile and Nokia
Symbian.
• Office Web Applications.
32. Office 2010
• Standardization on the ribbon user interface.
– Biggest deal here: Outlook.
– Not the slam-dunk that Office 2007 was.
• Major themes
– Anytime/anywhere access to Office and your
documents
– Full document fidelity preserved as you move from
interface to interface.
– High definition content with advanced visualizations.
33. Office 2010
• So what does this mean, really?
– Microsoft Outlook: Major UX changes.
– Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc.: Minor,
evolutionary changes.
– New capabilities around BackStage View, co-
authoring, and video.
34. Office Web Applications
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote are
heading to the web.
• (Closed) Tech Preview starts this week, beta
later this year.
• None of the web apps are fully capable. Word
can’t even edit documents yet.
• Designed as a companion to the full suite, not
a replacement.
• Browser agnostic: IE, Firefox, Safari.
