Experts have welcomed Microsoft's appointment of 20-year FBI veteran Ed Gibson as chief security advisor in the UK, but warned he will face an uphill struggle to repair Microsoft's battered reputation.
Bob Tarzey of analyst Quocirca said Gibson's experience of tackling money laundering, intellectual property theft, fraud and high-tech crime, coupled with being a regular speaker at UK security events, would lend credibility to Microsoft's security efforts. But he added that Gibson would have his work cut out to change users' perceptions that Microsoft systems are rife with flaws.
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