Interview: Microsoft security chief's new vistas
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Ben Fathi knows a thing or two about security. He spent the first half of his 24-year career working as an operating system developer, before moving to management. Before being named head of Microsoft's security group, he was the executive responsible for the Server Message Block file-sharing protocol, which has had its share of security issues.
His new job as corporate vice president of Microsoft's Security Technology Unit will give him a higher profile outside of the company. He's in charge of Microsoft's response to hacker threats, and he must also lay out the overall security strategy, as developers put the finishing touches on the highly anticipated Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" products.