New IT-Security Partner: Microsoft

Microsoft Parnership

We are pleased to announce that Microsoft decided to become a formal partner of the Global Security Challenge. We are excited about this development as we have already worked closely with Microsoft leaders in various parts of the world and this new partnership underscores Microsoft's commitment to the mission of the GSC.


Ed Gibson - Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor

One of our strongest advisors to the Global Security Challenge is Ed Gibson, who has supported us from our beginnings in 2006. Ed is the Chief Security Advisor of Microsoft Ltd in the UK. His primary role is to serve as an advisor to Microsoft’s customers, and the public, on the work Microsoft is doing to improve the security of its products. This role comes on the heels of his retirement from 20-year career as a Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI. During this period, Gibson was a recognized expert in investigating complex, international money laundering schemes, asset identification and confiscation, and intellectual property theft. From early 2000 to mid 2005, Mr Gibson was assigned to the FBI’s Legal Attache office, US Embassy in London, as an Assistant Legal Attaché. There, he was responsible for all FBI cyber, hitech, cyber-terrorism, and infrastructure investigations in the UK.

In a recent interview, Ed describes Microsoft's security strategy:
"As I always say, it’s about people, process and technology and at Microsoft our security strategy is very much aligned to these three areas. The threat landscape is continually evolving and challenges appear in the form of malware, inappropriate security policies and the regulatory environment. Our security efforts are therefore focussed on the area of partnerships, innovation and prescriptive guidance. Microsoft is working in partnership with Government and industry groups to thwart security threats."

(...for the full interview, click here)