Apple snags former Mozilla Security Chief - Window Snyder

Apple has hired former Microsoft and Mozilla security specialist Window Snyder to help secure its Mac ecosystem. Snyder, who last worked as Mozilla's security chief, confirmed she is joining Apple as senior product manager for security.

At Mozilla, Snyder introduced the concept of threat modeling into the Firefox development process and spearheaded a metrics project to measure the effectiveness of the open source group's secure development efforts.

Prior to joining Mozilla, she worked on hardening Microsoft's Windows operating system. Snyder is the second big-name hire for Apple's security department. Last May, the company snagged former OLPC security chief Ivan Krstic to work on core Mac OS security.L33tdawg: Congrats on the new role Window!