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.'"
Re:Microsoft and Security in the same sentence? (Score:1, Insightful)
What do you mean, "you people"?
que 500 stupid M$ sux0rs posts (Score:5, Insightful)
Good Grid! (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:que 500 stupid M$ sux0rs posts (Score:5, Insightful)
If we could achieve with nuclear fusion what we have achieved with DHS, we'd all be living off of cheap and reliable energy.
Suffice to say, the DHS is rather self-sustaining. If it isn't keeping liquids off aircraft or your electronics in the baggage handlers' pockets, its harassing and keeping us American citizens in fear.
I'd like to be objective about this. Let's try. (Score:5, Insightful)
I like how this guy, whom I don't know much about, is painted a smart pick, coming as he does from the largest single computer security threat on the planet. Anybody recall that up to not very long ago at all security was not on their agenda? Simply because it made them more money not to care.
Oh, and that is remebering their own words and without mentioning the usual, such as that they are convicted monopolists too, their business practices suck, their code sucks, their customer service and sales techniques reminisces that of office depot, and so on and so forth.
The bottom line is that in politics you usually don't let the guy who fucked it up try and fix it. Unless perhaps the guy has friends in high places.
Re:In all seriousness (Score:4, Insightful)
I am very saddened by this news.
Expect many new ISO standards .. (Score:3, Insightful)
I think choosing someone from a company that is STILL under DoJ supervision for questionable behaviour has a couple of unwanted implications, especially since this guy was at board level.
It's only good news for foreign industrial espionage and botnet herders..
Re:In all seriousness (Score:3, Insightful)
If Obama were serious about his duty (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:que 500 stupid M$ sux0rs posts (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Microsoft and Security in the same sentence? (Score:5, Insightful)
Why do you people think that the next new guy will be any different than the last one? I don't care WHO is elected. If they are Democrat or Republican, they will cater to their interests first and do the right thing last.
MSFT funded a lot of his campaign. This is paying them back by appointing one of their executives, or they use their buddies.
This happens every change of power.
I just get a royal kick out of all the "WOO CHANGE!" people all sitting in their chairs sober now with their mouth open at the TV sets staring in disbelief.
The only advantage is that this time our president is actually educated and articulate.
Re:Microsoft and Security in the same sentence? (Score:4, Insightful)
There... fixed that for you.
Re:There May Be An Upside (Score:2, Insightful)
Things that you occasionally compromise are generally called preferences.
Alas no (Score:4, Insightful)
The term might not be used as often, but the concept is alive and well
"the new chips will 'block unauthorized access to the frame buffer.' ...
There is a short list of parties who will be unauthorized to access your frame buffer: You. There is a long list of parties who are authorized to access your frame buffer, and that list includes Microsoft, Apple, AMD, Intel, ATI, NVidia, Sony Pictures, Paramount, HBO, CBS, Macrovision, and all other content owners and enablers that want your machine to themselves whenever youâ(TM)re watching, listening to, reading, or shooting monsters with their products. "
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/28/14OPcurve_1.html [infoworld.com]