Former MS Security Strategist Joins Mozilla

Handset writes "Former Microsoft security strategist Window Snyder is joining Mozilla to lead the company's effort to protect its range of desktop applications from malicious hacker attacks. eweek.com reports that Snyder, who was responsible for security sign-off for Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003, will spearhead Mozilla's security strategy and improve its communications with external hackers and bug finders."

MS Trojan

[wardk]

a human trojan has been inserted into Mozilla?

glad Safari uses the khtml engine...

That time again?

[ikejam]

hooray..lets have it...chairs all around..here you go..two for you...Redmond Cherry or Vista White?

Are you sure?

[eclectro]

Hey, I am for security and all, but somebody needs to call the phone numbers on his resume. I heard that Microsoft doesn't have a "security" department.

April 1st

[Anonymous Coward]

Cmon Slashdot, a guy from Microsoft whose first name is "Window" and had a job implementing security at Microsoft??? These April Fools jokes get dumber every year.

"Former"

[kcbrown]

Hmm...."former"...."security" strategist...

Uhuh. Sure. Whatever you say.

I think I'll grab a copy of the source code now...

*Dons tin foil hat*

Joke?

[dk.r*nger]

This has to be a joke. Microsoft actually employed a named Window S. ??

In a related story

[krell]

In a related story, Heat Miser has joined the fire department.

Window Snyder?

[ktakki]

Is he required to change his name to Mozilla Snyder now?

Sorry.

k.

Re:MS Trojan

[marcello_dl]

a human trojan has been inserted into Mozilla?

Since it's called 'Window' Snyder, i guess it's not even human.

Re:Joke?

[adnonsense]

Yes, they saw a Window of opportunity.

Snyder joining Mozilla?

[Centurix]

First thing that popped into my head was the new Mozilla security slogan.

"We're not going to take it! NO! We ain't gonna take it! We're not going to take it, anymore!"

Re:Joke?

[Effugas]

Yes, the joke between us for quite some time was that she would normally have gotten the email address [e-mail]...but it seemed to have already been taken.

His first name...

[shadwwulf]

...had to be a product of hippie parents.

I'd imagine his parents would have just completed the conception of Window and his father stumbled to his feet in a drug induced stupor and suddenly had an idea of what to name their recently created progeny as his eyes came into focus on the first thing he saw, exclaiming "Babe! I just thought of a awesome name for our kid...."

Just a thought.

Re:Are you sure?

[Soko]

Sure Microsoft has a Security Department. They're the nice people who, after you've quit MS to go work at a rival orginisation, walk you from your former office, out the front door and past Steve Balmers office window. Just watch for well aimed office chairs...

Soko

So that's how Microsoft will get us

[polterbyte]

...to drop Firefox. Great strategy!

Poor kid

[Jack Sombra]

Could anyone imagine growing up with the name "Window", what were the parents thinking?

Re:So...

[MacDork]

We can draw two possible conclusions from this.

Ahhh, but you've overlooked the most important factor: Window Snyder is female! Therefore neither of your proposed solutions is correct. Slashdot readers, once they have discovered this will completely forget all context in the discussion. They will find pictures, [blogger.com] fawn over teh hotness, and begin building web shrines in their basements throughout the globe.

Gentlemen, ready your hot grits. :-P

Follow-up news report

[eric.t.f.bat]

Coming soon to Mozilla: ActiveM plug-ins! Now with the exciting "FORMAT C:" functionality, and complete integration with BOTH kinds of email software - Outlook AND Outlook Express!

Funny?

[Anonymous Coward]

WTF is this? most of the first dozen or two posts are aimed ot be (and are modded) funny. I thought this was supposed to a forum for serious discussion, not a fucking comedy club wanna-be.

Re:Funny?

[Kelson]

I thought this was supposed to a forum for serious discussion, not a fucking comedy club wanna-be.

You must be new here.

Re:His first name...

[Farmer Tim]

Actually, "Window" was the second choice. "Roachclip" got too many funny looks at the registrar's office...

Clearly...

[ezzewezza]

if they're not already married to other people, Window and Linus need to get married. They could even name their first child Lindow.

Re:First Of All, Congrats

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought your post was going to go something like this:

Window's an old friend of mine, so let me be the first to congratulate her.

Sincerely,
Door

Awesome!

[caudron]

Now we in the open source world can start benefitting from all those ironclad security techniques that have heretofore beeen the sole purvue of Microsoft's security team!

Pretty soon our stuff will be almost as secure as Windows!

Now if only we could only get a defection from whomever it is at Microsoft that is in charge of their world reknown OS stability....

Tom Caudron
http://tom.digitalelite.com/ [digitalelite.com]

Re:So...

[Kelson]

Clearly we can't grant #1, because that wouldn't be sufficiently critical of MS, but be can't grant #2 either because we love Mozilla.

For some reason I want to adapt this to the duel of wits from The Princess Bride:

But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of site that would approve of an enemy, or the sort of site that would reject a friend?

A site that hates Microsoft would complain that because Microsoft's security has been notoriously poor, then Mozilla must be making a mistake. Since Slashdot tends toward favoring Mozilla, clearly I cannot choose the whine in front of you.

A site that loves Mozilla would have to rationalize the decision, and conclude that the security expert is worth hiring. But since that speaks favorably of Microsoft's security, I can clearly not choose the whine in front of me!

But Slashdot is known for its vindictiveness. Given a choice between reasoned discourse and pure snark, the site will go for snark every time. So clearly I cannot choose the whine in front of you!

etc.

I'm just glad Mozilla doesn't think this way.

In all seriousness, I've got to agree with you here. Though there's certainly been plenty of "MS has lousy security" rhetoric from people at Mozilla over the last few years.

Re:Joke?

[Isotopian]

It does cause me some pane in the head.

Re:Clearly...

[geekd]

And then get sued by MS, and have to change the kids name to Linspire.

Wait a minute...

[Admodieus]

A Microsoft employee called Window? Why, that's like an ice cream man named Cone!

Mozilla, Security, and Microsoft.

[Helldesk Hound]

What could *Microsoft* teach Mozilla about security...

that is, other than what _not_ to do!!

Re:Clearly...

[MacDork]

Window and Linus need to get married. They could even name their first child Lindow.

Yeah, but the kid would do nothing but WINE. ;-)

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Re:MS Trojan

[Lobais]

Snyder translated from English to Danish:
  snyder (100%) (Dansk-Engelsk)
cheat; cheater; fraudster.

Re:The trick is...

[SolitaryMan]

to listen to her advice and then do the opposite of what she recommends.

This works for every woman, btw.

Like...

[Anonymous Coward]

Former Chernoybl saftey inspector joins Three Mile Island team...

Re:The trick is...

[Aqua_boy17]

This works for every woman, btw./

Ah, that explains your user name.

Re:Joke?

[Perey]

Ivan Arce

I've one too.