The Security Landscape and Trustworthy Computing
Trustworthy Computing means helping ensure a safe and reliable computing experience that is both expected and taken for granted. Computing technology has become ubiquitous, from global applications to miniscule embedded devices. Trust in computing is vital to help protect public safety, national security, and economic prosperity. For Microsoft, Trustworthy Computing is also a company-wide initiative that is changing how business is done.
Craig Mundie, Senior Vice President of Advanced Strategy and Policies at Microsoft, has explained the aim of Trustworthy Computing in this way: "Almost anyone in the developed world can go buy a new telephone and plug it into a phone jack without ever worrying about whether it will work or not. We simply assume we'll get a dial tone, that the person or machine on the other end will answer, and that our neighbors or anyone else won't be able to listen in on our conversation. A combination of engineering, business practices, and regulation has resulted in people taking phone service for granted. And that's where we have to take computing." We are working with hardware and software companies, as well as academic and government research institutions, and policy leaders in this journey.
Scott Charney, as Microsoft's Chief Trustworthy Computing Strategist, is leading the company's efforts toward Trustworthy Computing. "While there is important short-term work to be done and we can measure the progress we have made, our Trustworthy Computing Initiative is a long-term commitment to a vision that may take a decade or more to fully realize. Achieving our goals will take fundamental research and advances in engineering, as well as changes to business culture and business processes."
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