Interview: Securing Windows
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As director of product management in the Security Business and Technology Unit at Microsoft, Amy Carroll is responsible for making sure that new enhancements to Windows and new versions of Windows are very secure. Carroll spoke to InfoWorld Senior Analyst Wayne Rash about the company's approach to security and commitment to improving the overall security of its operating system.
InfoWorld: How does the current atmosphere of dueling worm creators affect the problems that you are dealing with?
Carroll: There are two big challenges. One is the environmental challenge, where there is a great deal of emphasis on dueling virus creators. Currently those viruses are not necessarily exploiting a vulnerability in Windows or other software code, but are requiring users to double-click on malicious attachments.