ZDNet UK has conducted an exclusive interview with Microsoft UK's first chief security officer Stuart Okin. Okin is already working for Microsoft for 5 years and his new demanding position will be officially announced in the next few days. According to ZDNet ''Okin's appointment comes at a critical time for the software giant, which is trying to build up momentum behind its security initiatives while winning the trust of consumers and large corporations for its new e-business framework, .Net.'' Okin criticizes companies that report on security issues in public before Microsoft had a chance to examine those: ''Responsible bodies should be going back to the vendors with any security concerns first, giving them an opportunity to put a patch together before it is announced," Okin said. "We will listen, and we will examine anything that is brought to us." Read the full interview via the above link and learn more about the new security focus of Microsoft and that they did not stop development.