[plug] [OT] Portentious headline news

[Quintin Lette]

Can't find the actual article, but here is an article on zdnet quoting it
http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20260718,00.htm

HTH
Quintin

On Monday 03 February 2003 13:43, Chris Griffin wrote:
> Does anyone have a link to the Gartner article last year where they
> warned/recommended
> everyone stay away from M$ IIS?
>
>
> Chris
>
> At 11:41 3/02/03 +0800, you wrote:
> >I hit Google News and got these two headines, in order, in the
> >Sci/Tech section:
> >
> >     Microsoft security gets an `F'
> >     http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_3-2-2003_pg6_3
> >     "Trustworthy Computing is failing," Russ Cooper of TruSecure Corp.
> >     said of the Microsoft initiative. "I gave it a 'D-minus' at the
> >     beginning of the year, and now I'd give it an 'F'.
> >
> >     Bush Approves Cybersecurity Strategy
> >     http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6320-2003Jan31.html
> >     Clarke on Thursday also confirmed media reports that he will
> >     resign after 30 years of public service. His deputy, Howard
> >     Schmidt, has assumed his duties, Clarke said. [...] Schmidt,
> >     formerly chief security officer for Microsoft Corp.[...]
> >
> >Bit of an albatross, that, makes one wonder why, with such a
> >catastrophic track record and essentially no knowledge of many kinds
> >of security devices, he's got the position...
> >
> >Cheers; Leon