Window Snyder
The Serial Security Chief
Windows XP SP2, Firefox, Apple, Intel, and Threat Modeling
Rating
89Impact score
Domains
Product securityThreat modellingDevice security
Scouting report
Was security lead and signoff for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003, co-wrote the Threat Modeling book that came out of that era, then ran security at Mozilla for Firefox, at Apple on privacy and security strategy, at Fastly and Square, and became Intel’s first chief software security officer. Founded Thistle Technologies in 2020 to bring update infrastructure to embedded devices.
Curator’s note
Has been the person accountable for a shipping product’s security more times than anyone.
Portrait
Painted from a photograph of Window Snyder by Web Summit, licensed CC BY 2.0.
Sources
- 01Window Snyder en.wikipedia.org
- 02Thistle Technologies thistle.tech