| Volume 12, Number 20: September 22, 2008 | | Top News | | Steve Lipner, Senior Director of Security Engineering Strategy, outlines three upcoming programs and tools: the SDL Optimization Model, the SDL Pro Network, and the Microsoft SDL Threat Modeling Tool. | |
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