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Windows Security GM Talks NGSCB (Palladium)

Posted by timothy on from the neckbone-connected-to-ankle-bone dept.

An article at IT Manager's Journal (along with Slashdot, part of OSDN) reports on John Manferdelli's recent talk at Stanford on what Microsoft is calling for now its "Next Generation Secure Computing Base," or NGSCB (formerly Palladium). Manferdelli is the general manager for Windows security at Microsoft, and his presentation was mostly about the technical, not ethical or other considerations involved in this system. His position is understandably different from those of privacy and free software advocates who assert that Microsoft's elaborate security is designed to lock users into Microsoft software at the expense of privacy and choice.

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  1. Security? by Mr_Silver · · Score: 4, Funny
    Manferdelli is the general manager for Windows security at Microsoft

    Rumour has it, he only works one day a week :o)

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    1. Re:Security? by Frymaster · · Score: 5, Funny
      Rumour has it, he only works one day a week :o)

      i would think the opposite: his beeper must be going all the time!

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    2. Re:Security? by m0nkyman · · Score: 2, Funny

      Perhaps you missed the 'Manager' part of his title. Nope, one day a week sounds a bit right. His secretary however....

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  2. Heh by Pingular · · Score: 3, Funny

    Manferdelli is the general manager for Windows security at Microsoft
    The title is also called 'The guy who sits round doing nothing' at Microsoft HQ.

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  3. This is a test, right? by terradyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    So I guess slashdot has gotten to the point where they don't even bother linking to an article since no one actually visits the sites anyway.

  4. Somebody set us up the bomb by artemis67 · · Score: 4, Funny

    All your BIOS are belong to us.

  5. One day . . . by RLW · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... when Microsoft earns the trust of the computing public then we'll trust Microsoft. Of course by then the Sun will be a red giant and humanity will be living on distant worlds.

  6. link by larry+bagina · · Score: 0, Funny

    http://www.goatse.cx.

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  7. Acroynm miscommunication by NeoSkandranon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows Security GM Talks NGSCB (Palladium)

    Was I the only one who initially read GM as Game Master?

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  8. Illegal Citizen Activity by CmdrGravy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm getting the message

    "Citizen 6767323#2 you do not have sufficient security clearance to access this page, your local Police have been automatically informed of this infraction. Have a nice day"

    So I don't think it's Slashdotted.