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Cybersecurity threats facing enterprise email accounts

Security Staff

April 21, 2022

An email security report from Cyren found common threats facing business email accounts at U.S. and U.K. organizations.

Carmen Best named Director of Global Security Risk Operations at Microsoft

Security Staff

April 1, 2022

Carmen Best, former Chief of the Seattle Police Department, has been named Director of Global Security Risk Operations at Microsoft.

Gunter Ollmann joins Devo Technology as Chief Security Officer

June 29, 2021

Gunter Ollmann has been named Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Devo Technology. Ollmann will drive Devo’s overall security strategy, Devo’s threat research teams, and ensure the company's security innovation.

Security researchers find Azure Functions vulnerability

January 29, 2021

Intezer researchers discovered a new vulnerability in Azure Functions, which would allow an attacker to escalate privileges and escape the Azure Functions Docker container to the Docker host.

CDC and Microsoft Release COVID-19 Assessment Bot

April 6, 2020

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a COVID-19 assessment bot that can quickly assess the symptoms and risk factors for people worried about infection, provide information and suggest a next course of action such as contacting a medical provider or, for those who do not need in-person medical care, managing the illness safely at home.

Microsoft Offers Bounties for Uncovered Vulnerabilities in Windows 8.1

June 19, 2013

The company is offering up to $100,000 for truly novel exploitation techniques of the Windows 8.1 Preview.

Microsoft Launches Cybercrime Center to Confront Piracy

March 8, 2013

Counterfeit software and malware has plagued Microsoft Corp. for a generation, and the new Cybercrime Center has a team to combat the growing threats.

From ISC West: Microsoft’s Howard on Leadership

April 6, 2011

Mike Howard, general manager and CSO of Microsoft Corporation, at today’s State of the Industry meeting at ISC West in Las Vegas said,

Leading Up

Marleah Blades

July 1, 2010

How do you measure leadership success? Certainly, you can look down the chain and see whether your function and your team are accomplishing their objectives. You can usually tell if your staff is motivated and if they’re eager to follow you. But strong leadership isn’t just about how you relate to the people below you on the reporting ladder. It’s also about how you relate to those above.