October 08, 2003

Microsoft details new 'Secure The Perimeter' Initiative

CRN has an article in which Bob Muglia (senior VP at Microsoft) discusses Microsoft's next-generation security initiative.

Basically he is saying what I have been preaching for years. Defense in depth with least privilege policies while at the same time seperating roles and responsibilities. Top that off with secure defaults (why the heck hasn't the builtin firewall been on by default since it shipped?)

Time will tell if Microsoft will get this right. I hope so. I know they are trying, and if this article is any indication they are on the right track.

I love how the article ends up. Both Muglia and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admit [security is] a bigger worry than Linux.

Posted by SilverStr at October 8, 2003 06:28 PM | TrackBack