Scott Charney: Microsoft's Ax Man
Since then, Microsoft's trustworthy computing initiative has been largely successful, although there are still a few sore spots, Jaquith said. Security researchers are impressed by the improvements in Microsoft's products and say that the company is being much more transparent about its security processes than it used to, he said. Microsoft has also improved its response times to customer concerns about security, he said.
But there are some vulnerable aspects of Microsoft's software that the company hasn't fixed and doesn't appear to intend to fix, Jaquith said. For example, Microsoft has not addressed certain security issues in Internet Explorer's ActiveX, a major vector for malware, he said.
The next step in Charney's vision for trustworthy computing is securing the Internet. He recently unveiled a new initiative that is, in essence, a call to arms for all Internet companies to work together to create a more trusted Internet. In a white paper, he broadly describes Microsoft's vision and invites feedback on the ideas. Microsoft is asking "all who care about online safety to join in a robust and meaningful discussion about building a more trusted Internet," Charney wrote in a statement about the initiative.
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