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Air Force Warns Microsoft/Others to Tighten Security
FattyBoeBatty wrote to us with a story
from USA Today about the the Air Force and security concerns. The Microsoft point is the primary point of the article, but the AF CIO has also made the point at industry forums, and evidently with Cisco. Specific companies aside, I think it's a good thing that organizations are beignning to realize the exposure they have on security issues - and maybe will actually start to take steps to close them.
It's good to know that the people we're relying on for air defense of our nation are smart enough to NOT open the Love Bug email. I think I'm moving now.
i guess in the airforce the CIO is a REAL O. ;-)
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The canadian air force is also putting a lot of pressure on punch card manufacturers to force them to close a lot a security holes in their software...
Try it! Library of Babel
you think the Military is going to get any progress??
Sure -- the military has weapons that go *boom*, as opposed the government as a whole, which has a Justice Department that just goes bust.
In walking, just walk. In sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.
-- Yun-Men
Gates directed 7,000 programmers to spend February scouring the Windows operating system for openings hackers might exploit to steal data or shut down systems.
Wow, 7000 programmers! I bet they figure out how to close the barn door.
its in the command structure, of course. How many people do you have telling you how to wait for fedex?