Thursday, August 07, 2008
Hello, This is Christopher Budd. While some of us are down at Black Hat this week, meeting with customers and researchers and announcing exciting new programs, today is also the Thursday before the second Tuesday in August. That means we’ve just posted this month’s Advance Notification for next week’s bulletin release, which will occur on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 around 10 a.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Handle: k8e IRL: Katie Moussouris Rank: Senior Security Program Manager Likes: Cool vulns (responsibly disclosed of course), girls with soldering irons, Spanish tapas, quantum teleportation Dislikes: Rudeness, socks-n-sandals, licorice There are times when one must look toward the best interests of the customers above any competitive strategies. Security is one of those themes that has the power to unite teams across company boundaries.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Handle: Zot IRL: Zot O’Connor Rank: Program Manager 2 Likes: Taking on the enemy with partners, Automating processes, good scotch and bourbon Dislikes: Poor reporting, FUD, miscreants, dangling participles My name is Zot O’Connor and I am a computer genius. Really, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says so . Okay, not directly, but I was one of the group of “computer geniuses” converging on our campus back in March because of this DNS issue.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Handle: Silver Surfer IRL: Mike Reavey Rank: Director, MSRC Likes: Warm weather, Battlestar Galactica, and responsibly reported vulnerabilities Dislikes: Rain, Rain without end, Clouds with potential for rain, reality TV, and unpatched vulns Tomorrow, Steve Adegbite, Katie Moussouris and I will give the first ever Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) talk at Black Hat, Las Vegas.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Handle: Silver Surfer IRL: Mike Reavey Rank: Director, MSRC Likes: Warm weather, Battlestar Galactica, and responsibly reported vulnerabilities Dislikes: Rain, Rain without end, Clouds with potential for rain, reality TV, and unpatched vulns Hey all – Mike Reavey here. I’ve been with the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) for over five years now, and working in security for over a decade.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Handle: Cap’n Steve IRL: Steve Adegbite Rank: Senior Security Program Manager Lead Likes: Reverse Engineering an obscene amount of code and ripping it up on a snowboard Dislikes: Not much but if you hear me growl…run Yut!!! Nothing like a motivating US Marine Corps yell to get your attention. Hey Steve Adegbite here, just wanted to drop some words and give you my perspective on some of the News we (Microsoft) announced this morning.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Hey Andrew Cushman here… It’s August in Vegas and you know what that means—Black Hat. Microsoft has quite a contingent here through its MSRC Operations and Ecosystem Strategy teams. We are here because Black Hat is one of the premier events in the security industry, it provides a wealth of information and insight into the pulse of the security landscape, and is a fantastic opportunity for face-to-face communication with the researchers, vendors, ISVs, CERTs and companies we work with throughout the year.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Handle: The Crushman IRL: Andrew Cushman Rank: Security Director Likes: Cranberry juice (thanks Jay!) Dislikes: Super helpful hotel desk clerks (thanks Raoul?) Hey Andrew Cushman here… It’s that time of year, August in Vegas, time for the big show, it’s Black Hat time… Along with the vivid memories of crowded briefing rooms, the critical mass of security talent, great side conversations, and the ever present “ching-ching” of slot machines - this year, it brings up thoughts of where Microsoft, the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) and our commitment to Trustworthy Computing (TwC) have been and keen anticipation of where we’re going.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Handle: k8e IRL: Katie Moussouris Rank: Senior Security Program Manager Likes: Cool vulns (responsibly disclosed of course), girls with soldering irons, Spanish tapas, quantum teleportation Dislikes: Rudeness, socks-n-sandals, licorice The air was thick with adrenaline and action as the teams battled each other for the top spot at Microsoft’s Defend the Flag (DTF) training at Black Hat USA.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Handle: Security Blanki IRL: Sarah Blankinship Rank: Senior Security Strategist Lead Likes: Vuln wrangling, teams of rivals, global climate change - the hotter the better Dislikes: Slack jawed gawkers (girls are geeks too!), customers @ risk, egos One researcher, one community, one hacker at a time we are building a community-based defense to help secure our customers, our partners and the Internet.
