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David Weston
David Weston
Vice President, Enterprise and OS Security
Microsoft Cyber Defense Operations Center.
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Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs to enhance IoT security 

Modern computing devices can be thought of as a collection of discrete microprocessors each with a dedicated function like high-speed networking, graphics, Disk I/O, AI, and everything in between. The emergence of the intelligent edge has accelerated the number of these cloud-connected devices that contain multiple specialized sub-processors each with its own firmware layer and often a custom operating system.