The report is a good offering to use as a means to ensure systems are up-to-date. The report gives a good roadmap to show businesses [in] which direction they should be asking questions.

Microsoft has a vested interest in making business more secure. How else would business be secure if not for [the input of experts]?

Software is now facing more challenges than ever before — it's like living on a major thoroughfare, you're going to [need to] ensure more protection. I'm willing to put my personal reputation on the line, and I'm convinced Microsoft continues to take steps to help ensure a safer computing environment.

Security is an industry problem for all of us. Microsoft is collaborating with you and law enforcement to bring you products that do what they say on the box.

To me, it's peer recognition, community recognition, simple as that. We've got kids here putting in hours year-round, giving up things because they want to pursue a much higher level, and they see their peers getting all the attention.

We can talk and talk about what is in the book [CBI report], but legislation alone will not do it. We can talk about the Computer Misuse Act till the cows come home but unless there are any meaningful punishments for computer crime then none of this makes sense.