| Stephen Toulouse, Security Program Manager with the MSRC |
My introduction to security response was the Slammer attack. I’d been on the MSRC team for all of a month, and suddenly this attack on SQL servers appears, even impacting the Internet! I had just moved up to Seattle and was trying to sell my old house, buy a new house, and move all my belongings up here. Suddenly I’m in the middle of a room with a bunch of Vice Presidents and some very smart security people, working non-stop to get information out to customers so that they could be protected. It’s hard to imagine now, two years later, that I ever did anything else. Prior to joining the MSRC I was in Microsoft’s Product Support Services section, like my buddy Simon. But unfortunately I didn’t get stationed in some exotic location like Germany! Nope I worked in sunny Las Colinas, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. I joined Microsoft in 1995 supporting Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS 5.0. I just celebrated my 10 year anniversary at Microsoft and I’m very tired. Stephen Toulouse Security Program Manager, MSRC *This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no rights. |
I’m the communications manager for security response, and I’d like that communication to be two way. So like Simon mentioned be sure to tell us how we’re doing!