Microsoft Executive Tapped For Top DHS Cyber Post 138
krebsatwpost writes "The Department of Homeland Security has named Microsoft's 'chief trustworthy infrastructure strategist' Phil Reitinger to be its top cyber security official. Many in the security industry praised him as a smart pick, but said he will need to confront a culture of political infighting and leadership failures at DHS. From the story: 'Reitinger comes to the position with cyber experience in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, he was executive director of the Defense Department's Computer Forensics Lab. Before that, he was deputy chief of the Justice Department's Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property section, where he worked under Scott Charney, who is currently corporate vice president for trustworthy computing at Microsoft.'"
Microsoft and Security in the same sentence? (Score:1, Funny)
Boy oh boy. Obama seems to be turning into a big disappointment with some of these appointments.
What'll he do next? Appoint Mike Tyson as head of Department of Heath and Human Services?
... trustworthy computing? (Score:4, Funny)
Trust... worthy... computing at Microsoft... Isn't there a law that prohibits the words trustworthy and Microsoft in the same sentence?
Microsoft and Security in a same sentence? (Score:4, Funny)
I foresee a lot of Microsoft Security jokes in the following threads.
Here is one
Do you allow Phil Reitinger to be the top cyber security official?
Allow | Deny
Ah dammit... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Microsoft and Security in the same sentence? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Microsoft and Security in a same sentence? (Score:4, Funny)
Do you allow Phil Reitinger to be the top cyber security official?
(Okay)
Fixed that for you.
Re:que 500 stupid M$ sux0rs posts (Score:5, Funny)
Enemy combatants. (Score:3, Funny)
Did anyone else misread... (Score:3, Funny)
Did anyone else misread this as "smart prick"?
Re:que 500 stupid M$ sux0rs posts (Score:3, Funny)
If we could achieve with nuclear fusion what we have achieved with DHS
What? A parasitic reaction that just consumes and consumes and consumes, is more of a hindrance than a help, and wastes tons of money in the process?
Re:que 500 stupid M$ sux0rs posts (Score:3, Funny)
'smart pick' has one letter missing. (Score:1, Funny)
...already said it.
Re:I'd like to be objective about this. Let's try. (Score:3, Funny)
How do you explain the Congress then? They cannot all have friends in high places. Watch CSpan when they broadcast hearings sometime. It's amazing how clueless these morons can be, especially the House members. For some odd reason, Senators have two brain cells to rub together instead of a single loner.
Typical Committee Hearing:
Title: Investigation into Why Tarp Funds are being Misused.
Purpose: Figure out if Tarp Funds are being misused.
Dennis Kucinich: Blah, blah, blah, Ohio, blah, blah, I am NOT an idiot, blah.....
Each Member: Given 5 minutes to whine about how they don't understand anything.
Suspect Witness: Given 10 minutes to state why he isn't lying after being told he is going to lie.
Questioning: Isn't it true you beat your dog this morning after beating your wife and her mother?
Suspect Witness: We didn't use Tarp Funds in beating those individuals.
Dennis: Thank you for appearing here and assuming the position, we welcome you back to beat you up again at our convenience, 'cause, y'know, we have nothing better to do.
Re:Good Grid! (Score:3, Funny)
it'd be like appointing a tax cheat to head the IRS.