Michael Howard, principal security program manager, said in the past that security was an ongoing battle in which software developers, Microsoft included, had the responsibility to continually raise the standard in order to keep one step ahead of the bad guys. Via the recently launched Baking Security In website, the... |
19 February 2009
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Following the release of what Microsoft has always considered the most secure version of the Windows client to date, and with the threat environment suffering a consistent shift to third-party applications designed to run on top of the platform, the Redmond company emphasized the need for developers to secure their c... |
6 January 2009
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Windows Vista is no longer the most secure Windows platform. Security was one of the best new added assets to Vista. And loyal to the saying: "if you've got it, flaunt it," Microsoft certainly applauded its latest Windows iteration as the safest version among the collection of its operating systems. Throughout 2... |
5 March 2008
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Is it time to forget about security altogether and throw the antivirus out the window just because of open source? Well, Microsoft says not yet. Michael Howard, Senior Security Program Manager in the Security Engineering group at Microsoft, reacted with a chuckle to the news associated with a collaboration between Co... |
11 January 2008
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Microsoft claims to have a code securing process that is superior to that of Symantec. There is, of course, somewhat of a contradiction in the Redmond company's perspective. The fact of the matter is that Symantec is one of the heavyweights of the security industry, whose entire business is focused on developing... |
7 January 2008
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There is more to Windows Vista than meets the eye. And the evolution of the operating system is by no means confined to the surface, as the foundation of the user experience stretches deep inside the architecture of the operating system. Michael Howard and Matt Thomlinson from Microsoft have published a document focu... |
7 May 2007
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Microsoft security guru Michael Howard has not managed to hide his surprise when Symantec declared Windows the most secure operating system. And bear in mind that Symantec was not referring to Windows Vista, but to previous versions of the Windows platform. Surprise on the sight of Windows coming on top of Mac OS X a... |
23 March 2007
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There has been a consistent quantity of "ink" spilled over the vulnerabilities and security of Windows Vista. The new technologies and features integrated in Windows Vista in order to enhance the overall security level of the operating system have been targeted with criticism. Symantec and McAfee have addressed a va... |
17 March 2007
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Microsoft's perspective on the security of Windows Vista is that the operating system is the most secure Windows platform on the market. But Vista will have to prove itself not in testing sessions but on desktops around the world. Microsoft security guru Michael Howard has provided an answer to when should Vista... |
12 March 2007
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