Microsoft, hackers team up on scavenger hunt
C|Net | at | by Mike
For many of the security researchers who trek to Microsoft's twice-yearly Blue Hat conference, one of the big highlights doesn't happen until after the event itself ends. The Limo Races--a scavenger hunt through Seattle that teams Microsoft security folks with outside researchers--have become a Blue Hat tradition.
Blue Hat itself, and the Limo Races, are part of a broad effort by Microsoft to forge closer relationships with the security community. The role of those relationships in Microsoft's security strategy is the topic of Day 2 of my special report: "Securing Microsoft: A long road." Monday, I wrote about how Microsoft's security practices have evolved over the years. Wednesday, I'll take a look at the emerging threats that could challenge all the work that the company has done.