Boston, MA 06/24/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) on June 23, 2014 announced that it was offering the private preview of Microsoft Interflow. This is the threat information and security exchange platform meant especially for the researchers and analysts working in cyber security industry.
Working of Microsoft Interflow
The Microsoft Interflow makes use of the specifications of industry for creation of automated and machine-readable data of security information or threat which can be shared in various groups and industries in real-time.
The primary objective of this platform is to enable the cyber security professionals to get hands-on information about the threats so that they can respond to them more quickly.
The Microsoft Interflow helps in bringing down the cost of defense through the automating processes which at present are only performed manually.
The Microsoft Interflow allows the cyber security community as well as peers to have shared information; whether the communities involved in cyber security are formed through Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) across the industry or globe or not.
The Microsoft Active Protections Program
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) at present is into an active collaboration with the community involved in cyber security. The Microsoft Active Protections Program, also called MAPP was started in the year 2008 in order to offer easy and early access to the software vulnerability information to security software providers.
The inspiration of Microsoft Interflow came from the collaboration with the cyber security community.
Statement from the VP of Security Research at FireEye
VP of Security Research at FireEye, Zheng Bu said that the community involved in cyber security can benefit from the collaboration in a more productive way. This will also allow the cyber security community to take rapid actions. He added that it was encouraging to see the companies like Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) involved in the platforms like these which help the community benefit in a lot of ways.
