Episode 119: Pedantic Security Wording and Taxonomies

In this episode Michael, Sarah and Mark talk with guest Ryen Macababbad, Principal Security Program Manager at Microsoft about her current work on standardizing security terminology and taxonomy across Microsoft. Also, how getting terminology right is important to security, especially for those with neurodiverse conditions, such as autism. We also discuss Azure Security news about the Microsoft AI tour Sarah is doing, Cosmos DB, and Michael goes on a rant about TLS certificate checking.

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Episode 119: Pedantic Security Wording and Taxonomies is an episode from The Azure Security Podcast by Michael Howard, Sarah Young, Gladys Rodriguez and Mark Simos.

This episode is 39:59 long.

This episode was published on Oct 9, 2025.

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