Symantec vulnerability research founder joins Microsoft

Katie Moussouris, a pen testing specialist who founded and managed Symantec Vulnerability Research, has left 'Big Yellow' to join Microsoft as a security strategist.

Moussouris (right*), who joined Symantec with the acquisition of @Stake in 2004, has taken up an office in the MSRC (Microsoft Security Response Center), the Redmond unit tasked with responding to flaw warnings and security crises.

At the MSRC, Moussouris will focus on the company's security community efforts, which include liaising closely with hackers and researchers who find ? and exploit ? holes in Microsoft software products.