Last week, Jan Neutze and I participated in a dinner discussion on “Building a Secure Cyber Future” that the German Mission to the United Nations and the Atlantic Council organized for the members of the United Nations Group of Government Experts (GGE) on Developments in the field of Information...

Trending Security News This week in security news, stories report on the LinkedIn hack, big data, cyber legislation in process, and the consummerization of IT on BYOD trends. Here are some of the security news stories and our two blog picks this week. We focus on highlighting a variety of computer security...

Trending Security News Security news stories this week focused on smartphone security and GPS tracking; our Security Development Conference in DC; and a report on security technology trends with a few stories also covering malware stats and cyber-attacks. Here are the security news stories and two blog...

Trending Security News Security news stories this week continue to validate the importance of cybersecurity skills in the marketplace and FEMA released a new National Preparedness Report providing insights on the state of national critical infrastructure protection. Here are some of the security news...

Trending Security News Security news stories last week reported the House passed the CISPA bill; CNET reports Mac security ten years behind Microsoft; and infosecurity ran a story about the GAO that testified on Capitol Hill reporting there were 42,887 cybersecurity incidents last year. Here are some...

Security News Security news stories this week covered CISPA, a cybersecurity bill that continues to draw fire from privacy groups: some experts weigh the pros while others say the bill is too vague as written and predict it will be tabled. Also in the news Anonymous claims Pastebin censorship and creates...

Trending Security News Security news stories this week highlighted data breaches, tips on computer security, cybersecurity and online safety patterns and practices, and analysis in support and criticism of Cyber Intelligence Sharing And Protection Act (CISPA). Here’s our top news stories and blog...

Trending Security News Security news stories this week covered a failed attempt by Anonymous to bring down the Internet; latest malware stats for Macs; new government investments in understanding big data trends and building new cybercrime defenses; and eight UK universities who recognize excellence...

Trending Security News This week security news stories focused on the LulzSec arrests and growing dissent among hackers with CNET reporting LulzSec arrests deal blow to hacker group and the New York Times reporting Arrests Sow Mistrust Inside a Clan of Hackers . The Times op-ed ran a story Tap into the...

Trending Security News In August we started posting the Weekly Roundup to share trending security news from many viewpoints. Week by week the flow of news provides insights into the ever growing challenges faced in the global efforts to secure cyberspace, as well as the progress made and security...

This week Business Roundtable (BRT) released its report Mission Critical: A Public-Private Strategy for Effective Cyber Security . Microsoft is an active participant in BRT and we believe this report includes key insights that can help inform and advance cybersecurity discussions that are currently happening...

The product of human ingenuity and innovation, cyberspace now delivers a range of critical services to more citizens around the world than ever before. Yet, the online world as we know it stands at the threshold of unprecedented change. Being invited to speak at the EastWest Institute’s Worldwide...

Trending Security News Mark this phrase – “trusted supply chain.” It is not in Wikipedia yet, but it is an important discussion point for managing cybersecurity and risk that looks at the question of where your software came from and who touched it before it was deployed on your...

Today, I would like to call your attention to a new paper from Microsoft Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing Scott Charney called “ Rethinking the Cyber Threat – A Framework and Path Forward .” In my own opinion, this is a very important paper for industry and government, because the deconstruction...