About the Authors

Michael Howard

Michael Howard is Senior Security Program Manager and a founding member of the Secure Windows Initiative team at Microsoft, a team that works with designers, developers, and testers to help them deliver secure systems. He is also one of the architects behind the various security pushes across Microsoft. Michael lives with his wife, son, and two dogs in Bellevue, Washington, not far from the Microsoft campus.

David LeBlanc

David LeBlanc, Ph.D., currently works in Microsoft's Security Strategies team helping make Microsoft products and operations more secure and has been part of Microsoft's internal network security group as a tools developer and white-hat hacker. Prior to joining Microsoft, he led the team that produced the Windows NT version of Internet Security System's Internet Scanner. Georgia Tech awarded Dr. LeBlanc his doctorate in environmental engineering in 1998. How he went from automobile emissions to computer security is a long story that won't fit here. David lives near Monroe, Washington, with his wife, five dogs, five horses, an ever-changing number of cats, and some fish. On good days, he will be found horseback riding somewhere in the Cascades.