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MS Chief Security Officer to work for White House

Posted by chrisd on from the h4x0rs-r3j01c3-m4dl3y dept.

NerveGas writes "An Interesting People message reports that Howard Schmidt, Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor, will be leaving MS to work as a security adviser for the White House. With the track record that Microsoft has in the area of computer security, this strikes me as a very bad move." CD: you'd think people would examine the job someone did at thier previous job before offering them a new one. Isn't this is like putting Capt. Hazelwood in charge of an oil tanker?

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  1. Job qualifications by shlong · · Score: 5, Funny

    you'd think people would examine the job someone did at thier previous job before offering them a new one.

    What you mean like the job GW did in Texas? This guy should fit right in.

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  2. Who better to help you implement Magic Lantern by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 5, Funny

    than one of the people involved in allowing the very exploits you want to exploit to exist in the first place?

    ;)

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  3. Not really. by ChrisBennett · · Score: 5, Funny
    Isn't this is like putting Capt. Hazelwood in charge of an oil tanker?

    Actually, no. Captain Hazelwood was drunk at the wheel before the accident. Apparently he was a fine captain when sober. Microsoft has bad security whether or not you consider them to be drunk.

  4. it seems to me by fyonn · · Score: 5, Funny

    that he's not so much leaving microsoft as merely changing departments. it's all the same company isn't it?

    dave