[plug] [OT] Portentious headline news

Chris Griffin chrisg at doladns.dola.wa.gov.au
Mon Feb 3 16:25:29 WST 2003


Cool, thanks for that.

Chris

At 14:02 3/02/03 +0800, you wrote:
>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



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