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Microsoft security czar speaks about Vista
Thursday, June 15th, 2006
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 SMB (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 lay out the overall security strategy, as developers put the finishing touches on the highly anticipated Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" products.
Though Fathi claims that he’s not as strong a spokesman as his predecessor, Mike Nash, this seems like false modesty. In one of his first interviews since beginning his new job this month, he spoke at length on the wide range of issues before him as he works to keep Microsoft one step ahead of the bad guys. Following is an edited transcript of his interview. Microsoft security czar speaks about Vista News - PC Advisor
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