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What Spooks Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor

Posted by samzenpus on from the when-the-darkness-looks-back dept.

alphadogg writes "Microsoft's U.S. general manager/chief security advisor for its National Security Team, Bret Arsenault, thinks like a true security professional. In every bit of good news, he wonders what bad news could be coming. Application security, virtualization security and the fact that over half of computer attacks seen by Microsoft come from the .edu domain are just some of the things keeping him up at night."

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  1. Re:Punishment needs to fit the crime by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's quite the straw man... and it seems to be singing something...

    *listens in*

    "If I only had a brain..."

  2. Q&A by cerberusss · · Score: 4, Funny

    Question: What do you think about Microsoft's U.S. general manager/chief security advisor?
    Answer: I think it would be a good idea.

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    8 of 13 people found this answer helpful. Did you?
  3. Re:students sharpening their pens by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    unless you're at MIT chances are you're starved for bandwidth and have to sleep during the day and game all night to get any decent pings. You don't get very good grades, do you?
  4. What Spooks Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor by somethingwicked · · Score: 5, Funny

    What Spooks Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor?

    Flying chairs?

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    ---"What did I say that sounded like 'Tell me about your day?'"---

  5. Re:Poor guy by z0idberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    You "years" key is broken.