Welcome to Martin Kiaer's Section

Martin Kiaer, an MVP in Windows Security, works as a Principal Consultant for LogicaCMG in Denmark, which is a Microsoft Gold Partner in Security and Enterprise solutions. Martin is also responsible for LogicaCMG's security business in Denmark.

Martin has worked in IT for over 16 years, and has been specializing in IT security since 1994. His expertise is with architecting and designing secure Microsoft based infrastructure solutions, incl. Active Directory, Certificates Services, Meta Directory Services, RMS,  IIS, SQL Server, Exchange and ISA Server.

Along with MCSE:Security, MCSE:Internet, CISSP, CISM, CISA and CCNA credentials, Martin has written several articles on security topics and is a regular speaker for Microsoft at various Microsoft events. In his spare time he is a regular contributor for various magazine and websites, including "Alt Om Data" magazine in Denmark and WindowsSecurity.com, where he write articles on Microsoft and security related products and technologies.

Martin is also the founder and admin of a Danish Microsoft community (IT-experts.dk) for the Danish Microsoft IT pro community. Martin was the grand prize winner for Windows IT Pro Magazine's innovators contest in November 2006, where he designed a secure mobile solution enabling any supportable Windows version to boot and run from an external USB device.

Martin Kiaer's Latest Contributions

Multifactor authentication in Windows – Part 2: Preparing Devices on XP and Windows 2003
Date - Feb 12, 2008
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
How to prepare Windows to support multi-authentication devices and give you some best practice advice along the way, when preparing smart cards or USB tokens in your Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 environment.
Multifactor authentication in Windows – Part 1: Smart Cards and USB Tokens
Date - Nov 20, 2007
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
Taking a look at various multifactor authentication technologies that can be used with Windows. In the first article we’ll look at the basics of chip based authentication.
A Microsoft PKI quick guide – Part 4: Troubleshooting
Date - Sep 19, 2007
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
How to maintain and troubleshoot your PKI using some basic, but very valuable tools.
A Microsoft PKI Quick Guide – Part 3: Installation
Date - Aug 15, 2007
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
How to install a PKI based on Microsoft Certificate Services in Windows Server 2003.
A Microsoft PKI Quick Guide – Part 2: Design
Date - Jul 18, 2007
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
How to avoid common mistakes during the design phase.
A Microsoft PKI Quick Guide - Part 1: Planning
Date - May 09, 2007
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
How to design, install and troubleshoot a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) based on Microsoft Certificate Services in Windows Server 2003.
Best practice security guide to built-in device control in Windows (Part 2)
Date - Mar 28, 2007
Section - Articles / Windows OS Security
A quick overview of the device control options in Windows Vista.
Best practice security guide to built-in device control in Windows (Part 1)
Date - Feb 28, 2007
Section - Articles / Windows OS Security
How to protect your Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or Vista based computer from unwanted or built-in devices.
A best practice guide on how to configure BitLocker (Part 2)
Date - Jan 23, 2007
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
A look at BitLocker from an Active Directory point of view and a look at BitLocker and TPM configuration using Group Policies and how to perform key recovery.
A best practice guide on how to configure BitLocker (Part 1)
Date - Jan 03, 2007
Section - Articles / Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
How to configure BitLocker and how to get BitLocker to rock in Windows Vista using best-practice methods.

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