I hate to do this to myself, but I find that they’re actually in a position to get some praise.
I’ve got an RSS feed from Microsoft in my feed reader which (too often) includes useful bits and pieces. I’m guessing that some of the infinite number of monkeys who work for Microsoft must occasionally put out the good stuff.
For your reading/viewing/listening/installing pleasure then:
- Protecting Your Business from Online Threats
- Active Directory Certificate Services Longhorn Beta3 Certificate Templates Whitepaper
- Active Directory Certificate Services Longhorn Beta3 Key Archival and Recovery Whitepaper
- Printers Best Practices
- Secure Access Using Smart Cards Planning Guide
- Optimizing Client Security by Using Windows Vista
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer v2.1 Beta 2 x64 (for IT Professionals)
- Operations Manager 2007 Security Guide
- Malicious Software Learn More
- Microsoft Sample for Ethical Walls Using Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005
- How Microsoft IT Implemented Information Protection with Windows Rights Management Services
I feel very dirty… but informed 
Tags: microsoft, downloads, whitepapers, active directory, best practices, smart cards, vista, vista security, MOM 2007, windows rights management
