By: Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer, Trustworthy Computing Each year, Data Privacy Day (DPD) provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on our longstanding privacy program and how we can continue to evolve our efforts. I’m proud of our dedicated group of privacy professionals who work...

By Brendon Lynch , chief privacy officer, Microsoft I was fortunate to join privacy regulators and practitioners from around the world last week in Brussels to kick off our latest @Microsoft Conversations in Privacy panel discussion and deliver a keynote at the IAPP European Data Protection Congress...

By Brendon Lynch , chief privacy officer, Microsoft At Microsoft, we have some of the world’s top privacy researchers working on a wide variety of interesting challenges. We strive to translate this research into new privacy-enhancing technologies. Today, we’re releasing a new whitepaper...

Posted by Adrienne Hall , general manager, Trustworthy Computing 10+ years ago Joyce Brocaglia, CEO of high-end recruiting firm Alta & Associates was having dinner with Spencer F. Katt, a prolific columnist for the former PC Week, now eWeek. Throughout their lively conversation the topic of finding...

Posted by Peter Cullen , c hief privacy strategist, Microsoft Over the past several months, we’ve been convening discussions with some of the world’s foremost privacy thinkers, including representatives of regulatory bodies, government policymakers, academia, NGOs and industry to explore...

Posted by: Tim Rains , director, Trustworthy Computing After recording over 25 videos on various topics related to cloud security, privacy and reliability, the Trustworthy Computing Cloud Fundamentals Video Series has concluded. During the series I had the chance to talk to numerous Microsoft cloud...

Posted by: Arunachalam Sam , Group IT/IS Manager, Mulitex Group Every day I see stories on the benefits the cloud brings to businesses. From improved flexibility and scalability to resource savings, the cloud’s business value is clear. Yet, all that promise is irrelevant if a cloud provider’s...

Posted by: Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer, Trustworthy Computing Not long ago, the IT industry wondered if privacy concerns would prevent small and midsize businesses (SMBs) from moving to the cloud. Today, I’m pleased to share findings of a new Microsoft-sponsored study that indicates...

Posted by: Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer As we increasingly rely on technology for many aspects of our lives, the amount of data created continues to grow at an exponential rate. An important challenge for organizations is to provide privacy statements describing the collection, use and...

Posted by: Mark Estberg , Senior Director, Online Services Security and Compliance Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services (GFS) organization delivers the global infrastructure and network for over 200 consumer and enterprise cloud services. The security, privacy and reliability expectations...

Posted by: Richard Saunders , Director, Trustworthy Computing I was at the Cloud Asia event in Singapore recently. One of the sessions was led by an exec from Changi Airport in which he likened internet security to airport security. Jetlag and the passing of time make me hazy on the finer points...

Posted by: Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft Yesterday morning I read an article in The New York Times that described “ How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet .” The article gives consumers some suggestions for addressing the complicated problem of managing the information...

Posted by: Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing In my last post, I discussed the three tenets that encompass Microsoft’s approach to cloud computing privacy: responsibility, transparency and choice. In part two of this interview, Brendon Lynch, Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Officer...

Posted by: Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing Cloud computing is a top of mind issue for many customers, and privacy issues are among some of our customers biggest concerns. Protecting privacy is part of Microsoft’s long-term commitment to Trustworthy Computing, and we strive to build...

Posted by: Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing Many organizations want to take advantage of the cloud, but the data within existing services often contains a mix of the organization’s high, moderate, and low impact data. In this next installment of Trustworthy Computing’s Cloud...

Posted by: Matt Thomlinson, General Manager, Trustworthy Computing Security Today, I am excited to announce the inaugural Security Development Conference will be held in Washington D.C. on May 15-16. This event will bring together business decision makers, security engineers, managers of software...

Posted by: Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer for Microsoft Whenever someone tells me, “your reputation precedes you,” my immediate thought is I hope they mean that in a good way . As we conduct more of our lives online, it’s important to understand that every piece of personal...

Posted by: Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing In my last blog post , I discussed some of the challenges associated with achieving acceptable levels of transparency for organizations seeking the benefits of cloud computing. For many organizations, visibility into how their cloud providers’...

Posted by: Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing A big part of my job is talking to Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Security Officers, as well as VPs and Directors who manage risk for their organizations. For them, one of the top priorities that has emerged in the past couple...

Posted by: Jacqueline Beauchere , Director, Online Privacy and Safety * Click on graphic for larger view. Before I go any further, I want to assure you that this is a legitimate Microsoft blog, and that I genuinely work for the company. If you’ve received an unsolicited phone call from...

Posted by: Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer Cloud computing has quickly become a mainstream technology. Global businesses, entrepreneurs and government agencies are embracing the cloud to accelerate innovation and cut costs. But the continued growth of cloud computing is not inevitable...

Posted by: Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications I recently visited Brussels , where the European Union has its main base of operations. I visit customers and partners regularly as I get out and about discussing Security Intelligence Report findings. The most recent volume...

Posted by Adrienne Hall “When organizations evaluate a technology and determine whether or not they trust it, what core factors are they considering?” Nearly ten years ago, a group of people at Microsoft discussed this question as they worked with a small set of customers to unearth the...