Author: Adrienne Hall

Adrienne Hall is the General Manager for Issues & Crisis Management at Microsoft, overseeing communication regarding a wide range of topics. Hall works closely with colleagues to ensure accurate and timely information is delivered, providing the details for customers and partners to take action, if or when, needed. She represents Microsoft as a board member of the Cloud Security Alliance, is a recognized speaker on cloud computing, cybersecurity, and is a recurring author on the Microsoft Cyber Trust Blog. Hall also regularly meets with customers, law enforcement, and government agencies to share best practices for the protection of critical infrastructure and information technology systems. Insights stem from her decade of work on the topic of Trustworthy Computing, a company tenet focused on increasing trust in technology. Hall is a recipient of awards and recognition from global organizations, including several from international law enforcement agencies for her collaboration on disrupting cybercrime. In 2013, Hall received the Women in Security Award from Professional Security Magazine UK for her contributions to the field of cybersecurity and in 2014, received a ten-year service award from the Executive Women’s Forum for Security, Privacy, and Risk Management Professionals. Hall is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.