Microsoft: Code is better, not perfect
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Over the last few years, Microsoft has aggressively sought to change the image that its products have poor security. The company says that Windows Vista, which has been released to manufacturing, will be its most secure operating system to date, representing a top-down change in how its programmers develop code with security in mind.
Stephen Toulouse, senior product manager for the Security Technology Unit, spoke with IDG News Service about how Microsofts security teams approach problems with software and the current threat landscape. An edited transcript of that interview follows.