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A Look at Microsoft's Security War Room
Josh Fink writes "C|Net has an interesting piece about Microsoft's Security War Room, or rather, shall I say rooms. This room came about when Microsoft's security chief, Mike Nash, had issues finding open conference rooms. The response; a dedicated room only for him and his staff to handle emergencies. "And while he was at it, why not have two? That way, the folks working on fixing a security crisis could have a little breathing room from those drafting the public and customer communications around the issue. ""
"No Penguins Allowed"
Anyone notice that all the swivel chairs are bolted to the ground? I wonder why they made them fixed and permanent.
Viruses, backdoors, security holes, buffer overflows, trojans galore... and they get a room. Ooooh, they're so dedicated to security!
They have a big sign out front indicating security, but they don't even have locks on the kitchen cabinets.
...any windows there... ;)
Microsoft's top engineers relentlessly persue their war on security.
Home fucking is killing prostitution.
But where is the "sekrit world headquarters" of Linux that they intend to nuke?
Understanding the scope of the problem is the first step on the path to true panic.
When I read there were two rooms, my first reaction was: one to work on the current security threat, a second to work on the security threats created by the first one...
It's a backup for when the first room crashes!
There is no one in those rooms!
CDE open sourced! https://sourceforge.net/projects/cdesktopenv/
"You can't patch in here, this is the Microsoft Security War Room!"
I've been in a few war rooms, control centers, command centers, etc etc etc over the years. Even helped design one a little. 4 Flat screens is all they've got? Four? That's no war room. Scuffle closet maybe?
- The Kessel run is for nerf herders. I can circumnavigate the entire Central Finite Curve in a lot less than 12 parse
I am interested in joining your war on the inappropriate use of the word 'war'.
Considering how many moles are in CTU, I definitely see the resemblence to Microsoft security.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
Yes, you are right. The GP either doesn't drink alcohol, or doesn't drink coffee. Either way, what the fuck is he doing on slashdot.
It seems fitting they have a picture of Harvey Keitel playing The Wolf character from Pulp Fiction hung on the wall.
I've had to clean up after a large scale Microsoft failure a few times, and it the whole process did seem like going on "Brain Detail" in the back of a car.
-ted
never heard of the ballmer peak? =)
Please wear a helmet; look out for flying chairs.
that's kinda what I was trying to say, but you were much more concise.
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The proper name is "War on Security". It's not supposed to be used outside of Redmond though.
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Glad I did some checking. I had started typing up a response challenging you to ascii-art tic-tac-toe right here on /. I had even made a mention of $50 via PayPal. "Think first, post second" saves the day again, (but didn't quite kick in before I made my original post.)
I still stand by my claim on WinME, though.
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