David (DWIZZZLE) Weston
@dwizzzle.bsky.social
Corporate Vice President, OS Security and Enterprise @Microsoft
My team just dropped Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows Insiders and Microsoft Linux!! Yes, it’s open source
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Comes to Windows Insiders and Linux | Microsoft Community Hub
Introduction
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the emergence of quantum computing presents both significant opportunities and challenges....
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May 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My team just dropped Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows Insiders and Microsoft Linux!! Yes, it’s open source
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We are removing default admin in Windows 11, get your apps ready now
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Enhance your application security with administrator protection
Introduction
Administrator protection is a new Windows 11 platform security feature that aims to protect the admin users on the device while still allowing them to perform the necessary functions whic...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We are removing default admin in Windows 11, get your apps ready now
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blogs.windows.com/windowsdevel...
My blog on how we are securing the agentic era on Windows 11 with MCP support announced at \\BUILD
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Securing the Model Context Protocol: Building a safer agentic future on Windows
As AI agents become more capable and integrated into daily workflows, the need for secure, standardized communication between tools and agents has never been greater. At Microsoft Build 2025, we’re an...
blogs.windows.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My blog on how we are securing the agentic era on Windows 11 with MCP support announced at \\BUILD
blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...
blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...
"Microsoft's David Weston describes the new feature as the most significant architectural Windows security change in a generation."
Great article from @darkreading.bsky.social
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Great article from @darkreading.bsky.social
www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
Microsoft Readies Administrator Protection Option for Windows 11
Microsoft's David Weston describes the new feature as the most significant architectural Windows security change in a generation.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"Microsoft's David Weston describes the new feature as the most significant architectural Windows security change in a generation."
Great article from @darkreading.bsky.social
www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
Great article from @darkreading.bsky.social
www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
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Day in the life of a Black Hat reviewer
submission #37/219: Here's 2 years of work in which we pwned several Internet exchanges and ISPs, spent 6 mos coordinating disclosure w/ 16 vendors, and a completed 40 slide deck & full whitepaper.
#38: Cybersecurity is a serious concern to CEOs nowadays…
submission #37/219: Here's 2 years of work in which we pwned several Internet exchanges and ISPs, spent 6 mos coordinating disclosure w/ 16 vendors, and a completed 40 slide deck & full whitepaper.
#38: Cybersecurity is a serious concern to CEOs nowadays…
April 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Day in the life of a Black Hat reviewer
submission #37/219: Here's 2 years of work in which we pwned several Internet exchanges and ISPs, spent 6 mos coordinating disclosure w/ 16 vendors, and a completed 40 slide deck & full whitepaper.
#38: Cybersecurity is a serious concern to CEOs nowadays…
submission #37/219: Here's 2 years of work in which we pwned several Internet exchanges and ISPs, spent 6 mos coordinating disclosure w/ 16 vendors, and a completed 40 slide deck & full whitepaper.
#38: Cybersecurity is a serious concern to CEOs nowadays…
I’m suspiciously seeing a lot of Arsenal jerseys in the US recently. I suspect the “lifelong” man city fans are migrating… @tomwarren.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’m suspiciously seeing a lot of Arsenal jerseys in the US recently. I suspect the “lifelong” man city fans are migrating… @tomwarren.co.uk
I freaking love Steve
former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer started a new chant during the company’s 50th anniversary event. “50 more!”
April 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I freaking love Steve
April 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Some info about we are thinking about making security products more resilient in Windows Thank you @kimzetter.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Some info about we are thinking about making security products more resilient in Windows Thank you @kimzetter.bsky.social
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
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Winamp Skin: Bunker
February 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Winamp Skin: Bunker
Had a great discussion at @defcon.bsky.social
X MCSC
@munsecconf.bsky.social talking about AI and its impact to vulnerability finding and memory safe languages
X MCSC
@munsecconf.bsky.social talking about AI and its impact to vulnerability finding and memory safe languages
February 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Had a great discussion at @defcon.bsky.social
X MCSC
@munsecconf.bsky.social talking about AI and its impact to vulnerability finding and memory safe languages
X MCSC
@munsecconf.bsky.social talking about AI and its impact to vulnerability finding and memory safe languages
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I am *really* excited about this; memory safe code in the security coprocessor is a great step forward
New blog post from my team - Surface PCs with Intel include Pluton security processor using RUST!!!
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Understanding the Microsoft Pluton security processor - Windows IT Pro Blog
Take a deep dive into the Pluton security processor to learn more about this foundational technology.
techcommunity.microsoft.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I am *really* excited about this; memory safe code in the security coprocessor is a great step forward
New blog post from my team - Surface PCs with Intel include Pluton security processor using RUST!!!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
Understanding the Microsoft Pluton security processor - Windows IT Pro Blog
Take a deep dive into the Pluton security processor to learn more about this foundational technology.
techcommunity.microsoft.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New blog post from my team - Surface PCs with Intel include Pluton security processor using RUST!!!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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New video is live! Let’s dispel some rumors and dive into what we really know about China’s recently revealed stealth jets: youtu.be/oPM67JZuPjA?...
What do we know about China's new '6th generation' fighters?
YouTube video by Sandboxx
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January 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New video is live! Let’s dispel some rumors and dive into what we really know about China’s recently revealed stealth jets: youtu.be/oPM67JZuPjA?...
Omg I got Covid sequel and it’s been one hard ride, much harder than the first time. I’ve had all my boosters but the latest (kicking myself for not prioritizing) and it’s really kicking me. Stay safe out there
December 13, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Omg I got Covid sequel and it’s been one hard ride, much harder than the first time. I’ve had all my boosters but the latest (kicking myself for not prioritizing) and it’s really kicking me. Stay safe out there
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Microsoft is planning some major changes to #Windows in 2025. David Weston-- @dwizzzle.bsky.social Microsoft's vice president of enterprise and OS security, outlined the company's new Windows Security Initiative at last month’s Microsoft Ignite conference. www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
Microsoft Boosts Device Security With Windows Resiliency Initiative
Microsoft is readying a new release of Windows in 2025 that will have significant security controls, such as more resilient drivers and a "self-defending" operating system kernel.
www.darkreading.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Microsoft is planning some major changes to #Windows in 2025. David Weston-- @dwizzzle.bsky.social Microsoft's vice president of enterprise and OS security, outlined the company's new Windows Security Initiative at last month’s Microsoft Ignite conference. www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
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"I happen to continuously scrape Citibike data every minute." @riley.bsky.social discovers one of their side projects is suddenly potentially relevant to a murder.
December 4, 2024 at 11:13 PM
"I happen to continuously scrape Citibike data every minute." @riley.bsky.social discovers one of their side projects is suddenly potentially relevant to a murder.
Welp, I’m fully invested in the JonBenet investigation now and crawling Reddit to examine evidence. Thx Netflix
December 3, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Welp, I’m fully invested in the JonBenet investigation now and crawling Reddit to examine evidence. Thx Netflix
"We're ensuring this platform will enable security solution providers to have the access they need to detect and respond to threats without introducing complexity into the kernel,
www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
Microsoft Boosts Device Security With Windows Resiliency Initiative
Microsoft is readying a new release of Windows in 2025 that will have significant security controls such as more resilient drivers and "self-defending" operating system kernel.
www.darkreading.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:03 AM
"We're ensuring this platform will enable security solution providers to have the access they need to detect and respond to threats without introducing complexity into the kernel,
www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
www.darkreading.com/endpoint-sec...
I’m doing my first project (TCG log parser in Rust) where I’m having AI generate a significant portion of the code, and I’m very torn.
November 25, 2024 at 5:13 PM
I’m doing my first project (TCG log parser in Rust) where I’m having AI generate a significant portion of the code, and I’m very torn.
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great to see Arsenal playing like that today. Ødegaard was so good, and I can’t wait to see what we do with Nwaneri
November 23, 2024 at 5:05 PM
great to see Arsenal playing like that today. Ødegaard was so good, and I can’t wait to see what we do with Nwaneri