Microsoft looking for more ways to improve security
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
In a windowless room where Microsoft manages worldwide computer security crises, George Stathakopoulos, the general manager for security, opened a small refrigerator, revealing three bottles of champagne.
"These are for the arrests," he said, with a brief smile.
Locked in a struggle with a shadowy "black hat" computer underground that exploits any software flaw, Microsoft has spent 3 1/2 years trying to transform its engineering culture to make security the company's priority.