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I'm the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Product Management guy.
Facebook's new security tools are simple and smart | ZDNet
This sounds like a step in the right direction for ensuring better user privacy. “Temporary...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 10/13/2010
Mike DeBonis on Local Politics - Hacker infiltration ends D.C. online voting trial
I wonder if they used a software security assurance process when the designed the...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 10/06/2010
FOXNews.com - FBI Charges Dozens in Global Computer Virus Scam
Organized crime using viruses to rob banks, quote, “Federal authorities announced charges...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 09/30/2010
FOXNews.com - Computer Worm Affects Computers at Iran's First Nuclear Power Station
FOXNews.com - Computer Worm Affects Computers at Iran's First Nuclear Power Station
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 09/27/2010
Microsoft SDL and the Creative Commons - The Security Development Lifecycle - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
To those that follow the SDL blog, you guys already know. The change of having the Microsoft...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 09/03/2010
Microsoft boosts access to secure development guidelines | Developer World - InfoWorld
This is big news. SDL is Microsoft's blueprint for incorporating security and privacy into...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 08/27/2010
Spend Less on IT Infrastructure, But Get More In Return - Computers, Internet, Software - Architect Magazine
Some friends of mine, Irene and Michael Edgar, Architects in Chicago, sent this article to...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 08/25/2010
Microsoft PDC10 | October 28 — 29
Sold out!!! It’s going to be here in Redmond, WA on our Microsoft Campus. Microsoft...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 08/24/2010
DIY Facebook Malware Kit Digs for Login Credentials - www.esecurityplanet.com
“It's called Facebook Hacker and it's just the latest in a line of do-it-yourself malware...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 08/19/2010
Two free browser add-ins to protect you against Google data gathering - Computerworld Blogs
This is worth reading. I value my privacy. Two free browser add-ins to protect you...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 08/19/2010
Microsoft Announces PDC 2010 - Application Development from eWeek
This is going to be cool. PDC is going to be at the Microsoft Corporate Campus this year....
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 07/14/2010
U.S. Program to Detect Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure - WSJ.com
NSA launches new security program called Perfect Citizen. The hope is that Perfect Citizen...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 07/08/2010
Scott Charney on Creating Trust for the Government Cloud
Scott Charney, VP of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing testifies before the House Committee on...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 07/06/2010
Microsoft by the numbers - The Official Microsoft Blog – News and Perspectives from Microsoft - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
Microsoft by the numbers - The Official Microsoft Blog – News and Perspectives from Microsoft...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 06/29/2010
www.microsoft.com/sdl
we’re running a series of usability studies on our Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/26/2010
Blog Migration is mostly complete
Microsoft has recently migrated our blog platform and we’re mostly complete with it. If you...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/26/2010
Security and Privacy Articles
You’ll see a lot of stories on my blog where I just provide links to articles that I think...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/26/2010
Facebook Calls All Hands Meeting On Privacy
Facing increasing pressure from the media and users, Facebook has called an all hands meeting...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/13/2010
Hackers target WordPress in large scale attack | TG Daily
Hackers have reportedly targeted a number of websites powered by the popular WordPress...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/13/2010
The Security Development Lifecycle : Microsoft & Adobe: Protecting our customers together
The Security Development Lifecycle : Microsoft & Adobe: Protecting our customers...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/13/2010
Privacy and Data Security : University of Minnesota.
Privacy and Data Security : University of Minnesota.
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/13/2010
LinkedIn Goes Down, Network Blamed
“We’re back up. We had a network issue that has now been fixed. Thanks for your patience!” A...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/13/2010
Google partially resolves Gmail crash, Apologize over inconvenience | Latest News
The latest update says, “Google Mail service has already been restored for some users, and we...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/13/2010
Facebook Executive Answers Reader Questions - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Facebook Executive Answers Reader Questions - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 05/13/2010
SDL Breakfast Seminar in Bellevue on May 13
Interactive Seminar - The Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Paving the Way for Secure...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 04/27/2010
Apple Software Security Inferior to Microsoft’s, Says Iconic Hacker - Marc Maiffret - Softpedia
Marius writes, “A security expert that build his career on identifying vulnerabilities in...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 04/19/2010
The Last Mile: Pilot and Deploy Windows 7
On April 29th, Microsoft Technical Fellow, Mark Russinovich, will be leading a discussion...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 04/14/2010
Archer GRC Content Library – Q1 Update
Archer GRC Content Library – Q1 Update Archer has integrated the Microsoft SDL as an...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 04/12/2010
ARCast.TV - Behind the Cloud::How Microsoft Deploys Azure | ARCast.TV | Channel 9
ARCast.TV - Behind the Cloud::How Microsoft Deploys Azure | ARCast.TV | Channel 9
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/29/2010
Poll Finds Software Security Top Priority for Enterprises -- SAN MATEO, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ --
Informal Survey of RSA Conference 2010 Attendees Finds Most Organizations Have Active...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/09/2010
RSA: Report Reveals 7 Cloud Computing 'Sins' -- Redmond Developer News
Good read on some threats we can expect from the cloud. RSA: Report Reveals 7 Cloud Computing 'Sins'...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/06/2010
RSA Conference: Microsoft Releases Authentication System Under OSP -- Redmond Developer News
RSA Conference: Microsoft Releases Authentication System Under OSP -- Redmond Developer News
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/06/2010
Microsoft Looking Into Windows VBScript Bug -- Application Development Trends
Jabulani Leffall writes, “Microsoft released a security advisory on Monday describing a...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/06/2010
Gamasutra - Features - The State of Agile in the Game Industry
[Certified Scrum trainer and veteran developer Clinton Keith takes a look at the state of...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/06/2010
RSA Conference, San Francisco, CA
It was truly a pleasure to meet all the attendees of the RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA. Some...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/06/2010
RSA Conference – Threat Modeling Card Game
I’m here this week at RSA 2010 Conference, and I have to tell everyone that Elevation of...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 03/03/2010
Somasegar's WebLog
Definitely worth reading. From the Senior VP of Developer Division. Somasegar's WebLog
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/26/2010
x86 Servers Lead Nascent Global Server Sales Resurgence — ServerWatch.com
Andy Patrizio writes, “But finally, the bleeding has stopped, or so Gartner reports....
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/26/2010
Microsoft recruited top-notch guns for Waledac takedown
Finally announced. Jeremy Kirk writes, “Microsoft revealed on Wednesday that it gained a court order...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/26/2010
Security Development Lifecycle | End to End Trust | Microsoft Trustworthy Computing
I’ll see you guys at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA. In the meantime, check out our new...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/26/2010
Guilty plea for hacker who took Comcast off Web | IT News
A member of a telephone hacking group known as Kryogeniks has pleaded guilty to taking...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/26/2010
Microsoft unveils a locked-down, hosted app bundle for U.S. government customers | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
Mary-Jo Foley writes, “BPOS Federal is a security-enhanced version of the current BPOS...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/26/2010
Facebook Glitch Sends Wrong Messages - Digits - WSJ
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries writes, “in an embarrassing glitch for Facebook that raises...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/26/2010
Facebook 'goldmembers' hoodwinked into costly SMS scam • The Register
Interesting weekend… Also check out the hacked header on The article webpage below… John Leyden...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/22/2010
Group aims to set standard for cloud security - ZDNet.co.uk
Manek Dubash writes, “A 24-strong consortium of service providers, vendors, government...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/19/2010
Gemalto will be at the RSA 2010 conference
March 1-5, 2010 | San Francisco | Microsoft Partner Pavilion #1527 Gemalto invites you to meet with...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/19/2010
Google Cleared to Buy Energy in Bulk - WSJ.com
Very interesting development below. Remember the rolling blackouts in California? Well, I wonder...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/19/2010
Windows Phone 7 Dev Kit Nears Release -- InformationWeek
I’m actually looking forward to this new phone OS. While I like the iPod, iTouch, and iPad, I...
Author: Georgeo Xavier Pulikkathara Date: 02/19/2010