Microsoft Introduces Computer Security and Protection to Cambodia

By Soy Sophea

Microsoft, the world’s largest software producer has introduced the highest level of computer security protection to the Kingdom of Cambodia to combat cyber-crime. The roll-out took place at a half-day seminar at the Intercontinental Hotel on September 19, 2008.

Bernard Alphonso, director of ASC, described a wide range of professional services and software packages such as security assessments, auditing software, anti-hacking firewalls, help with security policy design and development, security awareness training, protection against “social engineering” attacks and the “insider threat’.

Jacqueline Peterson-Jarvis, Microsoft’s Asia Pacific regional security and management marketing manager, and David Foo, a long term Microsoft employee presented the workshop on Forefront Security, Internet Security, Accelerated Servers and Management of Systems Center Data Protection.

Forefront Security is a family of business security products which helps provide greater protection and control over the security of your network infrastructure. Internet security and acceleration server is an integrated edge security gateway that helps protect IT environments from Internet-based threats while providing users with fast and secure remote access to application and data. Data protection manager is a member of the Microsoft System center family of management products, which are designed to help IT professionals manage their Windows Server infrastructure.

Chea Vicheth, an IT manager at a private company said that the show was crucial for Cambodian IT experts to get up-to-date knowledge on how to tackle cyber criminals. He said that, “It was a good experience and I met and networked with others concerned with Computer Security.”

Vicheth, with ten years experience in IT, acknowledged that computer security is vital if professional computers are to be kept free from Spyware, Keyloggers, and Trojans, all tools of the trade for the cyber-criminal.