Michael Howard
Michael Howard, CISSP, is a Senior Security Program Manager in the Security Technology Unit at Microsoft. He is the author of many security articles and books, including the award-winning Writing Secure Code and 19 Deadly Sins of Software Security, writes regularly for industry magazines, and is a co-editor of IEEE Security and Privacy. He is part of the team responsible for defining and delivering security education, defining the Security Development Lifecycle, researching new threats and defenses, and working with Microsoft product groups to help them build more secure software. He is the inventor of four patents in the field of software security.
Steven B. Lipner
Steven B. Lipner, CISSP, is Senior Director of Security Engineering Strategy in the Security Technology Unit at Microsoft. He is responsible for the definition and updating of the Security Development Lifecycle, which Microsoft applies to improve the security and privacy of its products. Mr. Lipner is also responsible for Microsoft’s policies and strategies for the security evaluation of its products, and for the development of programs to provide improved product security to Microsoft customers. Mr. Lipner has over thirty years’ experience as a researcher, development manager, and general manager in IT security. He is named as co-inventor on eleven patents in the field of computer and network security. Mr. Lipner holds S.B. and S.M. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and attended the Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development. He is a member of the United States Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and a member of the ISC2 Americas Advisory Board.
