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Tim Rains
Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications
Tim Rains is the Director of Product Management in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing group. Tim and his team of product managers support the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC), and the Microsoft Security Engineering Center (MSEC) which includes the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) and Security Science. Among other things, Tim’s team manages production of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (www.microsoft.com/sir).

Tim has worked in several roles at Microsoft including the Senior Public Relations Manager of Security Response at Microsoft, Senior Product Manager of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, Program Manager of the Windows Network Diagnostics team, Technical Lead on the Security Incident Response team in the Product Support Services (PSS) Security team and Technical Lead on the PSS Windows Server Networking team.

Tim earned a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) at Seattle University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at the University of Alberta. Tim also holds several technical certifications including CISSP, MCSE, MCSA, including a Computer Systems Technology diploma from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Author's entries

Cyber-threats in the European Union: first half 2012

Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications - 22 October 2012

I have written about the threat landscape in the European Union (EU) before, focused on the first and second half of 2011.

New Microsoft Malware Protection Center Threat Report published: EyeStye

Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications - 30 July 2012

Recently I wrote a three part series of articles (part 1, part 2, part 3) on the evolving threat landscape in the European Union.

The threat landscape shifts significantly in the European Union - Part 3

Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications - 24 July 2012

In the first two parts of this three part series I focused on the locations in the European Union (EU) that had the highest malware infection rates and/or saw the highest increases in malware infection rates in the second half of 2011.

The threat landscape shifts significantly in the European Union - Part 2

Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications - 13 July 2012

In part 1 of this series on the threat landscape in the European Union in the second half of 2011, I examined the threats in the location with the highest malware infection rate, Romania.

The threat landscape shifts significantly in the European Union - Part 1

Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications - 27 June 2012

Recently I spoke at the Microsoft EU Cybersecurity & Digital Crimes Forum 2012 in Brussels. I provided an in-depth briefing on some of the significant shifts in threat landscape in the EU during the second half of 2011. I will be sharing some of the key findings of this analysis in a short series of articles.

The Security Intelligence Report shows shifts in the European threat landscape

Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications - 26 April 2012

Some months back I wrote an article on cyber-threats in the European Union. This article was based on data from the 11th volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report.

Cyber-Threats in the European Union

Tim Rains, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications - 02 November 2011

I recently visited Brussels, where the European Union has its main base of operations. I had the opportunity to talk to numerous people there about the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report containing data and insights on the cyber-threats Microsoft has observed specifically in the EU.

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