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Microsoft Asia-wide security initiative comes to Sri Lanka

Microsoft Sri Lanka recently kicked started its first ever security workshop enabling participants to learn how Microsoft is taking action against the growing wave of cyber criminal attacks and its deep-rooted commitment and consistency to secure IT systems world-wide.

The Microsoft Security Workshop was an Asia-wide initiative and makes its way to Sri Lanka after such events in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

A statement issued by the company said participants of the event, got a never-before chance to learn about key trends in the security industry, discover how best to prepare for advances in security technologies and to find out what Microsoft is doing to elp its customers address risk while still taking advantage of the connected world.

The event featured security stalwarts and some of the best speakers on security like Steve Riley, Senior Program Manager Microsoft Corporation Security Unit, Mathew Hardman, ISV Developer Evangelist and Jacqueline Peterson-Jarvis, Senior Manager - Security Lead Microsoft Asia Pacific.

Held at the Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo, the sessions ranged from generic topics like Microsoft Security, to the more targeted IT professional sessions on Server and Domain security and Security Policies to sessions for Developers on Security Best Practices for Managed Code.

The workshop saw over 400 attendees consisting of CEOs, CIOs, Auditors, Policy Administrators, Security Administrators, Security Managers, Network Managers and Desktop and Server Administrators.

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