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Crispin Cowan joins the Windows Security Team!

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I am delighted to announce that Crispin Cowan has joined the core Windows Security Team!

 

For those of you who don’t know Crispin, Crispin is responsible for a number of very well respected Linux-based security technologies such as StackGuard, the Immunix Linux distro, SubDomain and AppArmor. I’ve known Crispin for many years, and have nothing but the utmost respect for the guy. He’s well published, wicked smart, a non-zealot and brutally pragmatic. In my opinion, AppArmor is shining example of his pragmatism, it’s simple and it works. What excites me the most is he’ll bring a different perspective to the Windows team, and I’m a big believer in stirring the pot!

Crispin will work in the same team that worked on User Account Control (UAC) and integrity levels, an area he knows a great deal about.

Welcome to Microsoft, Crispin!

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  • Anonymous
    January 18, 2008
    Michael Howard just announced that we've hired Crispin Cowan ! This is incredibly awesome, I have a huge

  • Anonymous
    January 18, 2008
    Michael Howard just announced that we've hired Crispin Cowan ! This is incredibly awesome, I have

  • Anonymous
    January 18, 2008
    Crispin Cowan wants to join the team. You should only allow Crispin to start if you initiated the employment. Cancel or Allow?

  • Anonymous
    January 20, 2008
    "a non-zealot" Ha! So those of us who adhere to a moral philosophy and refuse to sell out are zealots? Given the choice between millions $ and poverty on the streets, I'd choose poverty rather than join Microsoft.

  • Anonymous
    January 21, 2008
    Crispin Cowan, the Linux security expert behind StackGard, the Immunix Linux distro and AppArmor, has

  • Anonymous
    January 21, 2008
    Crispin Cowan, the Linux security expert behind StackGard, the Immunix Linux distro and AppArmor, has

  • Anonymous
    January 22, 2008
    Can you clarify if his signing for Microsoft will stop him (contractually etc) developing AppArmor further? As both a Windows developer and a Linux developer, I'd hate to think that this now forbids him from any further Linux work due to contracts etc. Can you comment? mike_diack@hotmail.com

  • Anonymous
    January 22, 2008
    Another linux guy bought, ops, contracted to delay the linux development and to try to fix the broken widows architecture...

  • Anonymous
    January 22, 2008
    Microsoft is really working hard. I cannot access these urls http://immunix.com/ http://immunix.org/

  • Anonymous
    January 22, 2008
    Robert, the immunix urls have been dead for a long time.

  • Anonymous
    January 22, 2008
    Kser, Crispin is talented, that's why he was hired.

  • Anonymous
    January 22, 2008
    Crispin Cowan para os que não o conheçem, é um respeitado nome em segurança que possui em sua bagagem

  • Anonymous
    January 25, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    January 26, 2008
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  • Anonymous
    February 21, 2008
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    April 28, 2008
    It had to happen. Since joining Microsoft a few short months ago, Crispin Cowen now has a blog . He's

  • Anonymous
    April 29, 2008
    Hey Ralph here, we wanted to let everyone know that Crispin Cowan has just started his own blog . Keep

  • Anonymous
    March 24, 2009
    Following close on the heels of security experts Matt Miller , Adam Shostack and Crispin Cowan joining