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Microsoft has hired a former DARPA software security expert to head up the company’s research wing in Redmond. Dr Peter Lee will join the firm later in the year as Microsoft Research’s new managing director. He will report directly to the division’s senior veep Rick Rashid. “Peter has long played a strong leadership and …

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  1. Lionel Baden

    wehey !

    so my computer will be able to stealth itself into a black hole by the time he has Finished working there. :D

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Happy

    stand by for

    microsoft death ray...

    you appear to be trying to destroy an oncoming enemy... BSOD

  3. LaeMing
    Grenade

    Actually

    Some extensive use of advanced weapons followed by a start-from-scratch approach is about the only thing that COULD fix the jerry-rigged abomination that is the MS-Windows security model.

  4. Angus 2
    Joke

    I am not sure

    he will be able to do anything about windows security woes however I can foresee Microsoft taking out patents on exploding migratory surveillance ducks in the near future. :)

  5. FreeTard

    @ Actually

    In fairness, microsoft have greatly improved their security in recent times.

    As I write this we have a worm in the lab... only affects windows... hmm.

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