New IT-Security Partner: Microsoft
October 15 2007 | 0 comment(s)
We are pleased to announce that Microsoft decided to become a formal
partner of the Global Security Challenge. We are excited about this
development as we have already worked closely with Microsoft leaders in
various parts of the world and this new partnership underscores
Microsoft's commitment to the mission of the GSC.
Ed Gibson - Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor
One
of our strongest advisors to the Global Security Challenge is Ed
Gibson, who has supported us from our beginnings in 2006. Ed is the
Chief Security Advisor of Microsoft
Ltd in the UK. His primary role is to serve as an advisor to
Microsoft's customers, and the public, on the work Microsoft is doing
to improve the security of its products. This role comes on the heels
of his retirement from 20-year career as a Supervisory Special Agent
with the FBI. During this period, Gibson was a
recognized expert in investigating complex, international money
laundering schemes, asset identification and confiscation, and
intellectual property theft. From early 2000 to mid 2005, Mr Gibson was
assigned to the FBI's Legal Attache office, US Embassy in London,
as an Assistant Legal Attaché. There, he was responsible for all FBI
cyber, hitech, cyber-terrorism, and infrastructure investigations in
the UK.
In a recent interview, Ed describes Microsoft's security strategy:
"As
I always say, it's about people, process and technology and at
Microsoft our security strategy is very much aligned to these three
areas. The threat landscape is continually evolving and challenges
appear in the form of malware, inappropriate security policies and the
regulatory environment. Our security efforts are therefore focussed on
the area of partnerships, innovation and prescriptive guidance.
Microsoft is working in partnership with Government and industry groups
to thwart security threats."
(...for the full interview, click here)
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