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  3. This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.

This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.

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  • Kevin BeaumontG This user is from outside of this forum
    Kevin BeaumontG This user is from outside of this forum
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    This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.
    https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/04/updates-in-two-of-our-core-priorities/

    ocdtrekkieO JJG Interpipes ๐Ÿ’™I Kevin BeaumontG Elisabeth MI 5 Replies Last reply
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    • Kevin BeaumontG Kevin Beaumont

      This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.
      https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/04/updates-in-two-of-our-core-priorities/

      ocdtrekkieO This user is from outside of this forum
      ocdtrekkieO This user is from outside of this forum
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      @GossiTheDog I mean, I wouldn't want to be "in charge of cybersecurity" at a company bragging about how much of it's code is written by AI now.

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      • Kevin BeaumontG Kevin Beaumont

        This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.
        https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/04/updates-in-two-of-our-core-priorities/

        JJG This user is from outside of this forum
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        @GossiTheDog Maybe he read Woz's biography and said "Wait, you can do that?"

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        • Kevin BeaumontG Kevin Beaumont

          This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.
          https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/04/updates-in-two-of-our-core-priorities/

          Interpipes ๐Ÿ’™I This user is from outside of this forum
          Interpipes ๐Ÿ’™I This user is from outside of this forum
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          @GossiTheDog is it that strange? Isnโ€™t this just someone who doesnโ€™t want to be a manager

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          • Kevin BeaumontG Kevin Beaumont

            This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.
            https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/04/updates-in-two-of-our-core-priorities/

            Kevin BeaumontG This user is from outside of this forum
            Kevin BeaumontG This user is from outside of this forum
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            I have had people tell me cybersecurity is essentially being taken out of Connect (yearly goal reviews), which was Microsoft's big commitment to Congress as part of Secure Future Initiative.

            Brad Smith testified to US Congress everybody had to demonstrate what they'd done for security - but it's been watered down now to the point where it basically doesn't exist any more, I'm told. MS haven't told public about the changes.

            It's one to watch, to see if things start to backslide at MS w/ cyber.

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            • Kevin BeaumontG Kevin Beaumont

              I have had people tell me cybersecurity is essentially being taken out of Connect (yearly goal reviews), which was Microsoft's big commitment to Congress as part of Secure Future Initiative.

              Brad Smith testified to US Congress everybody had to demonstrate what they'd done for security - but it's been watered down now to the point where it basically doesn't exist any more, I'm told. MS haven't told public about the changes.

              It's one to watch, to see if things start to backslide at MS w/ cyber.

              spinnyspinlockS This user is from outside of this forum
              spinnyspinlockS This user is from outside of this forum
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              @GossiTheDog "Secure Future" being watered down is the mild and completely predictable news I need in these times.

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              • Kevin BeaumontG Kevin Beaumont

                This seems weird.. the exec in charge of cybersecurity at Microsoft, Charlie Bell, is being replaced as apparently he wants to be an individual contributor engineer (which I was) rather than an org leader.
                https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/04/updates-in-two-of-our-core-priorities/

                Elisabeth MI This user is from outside of this forum
                Elisabeth MI This user is from outside of this forum
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                @GossiTheDog could be a completely personal decision; e.g. trying to reduce stress, realized he enjoyed the other work better, etc

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