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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. students sharpening their pens by ionix5891 · · Score: 5, Informative

    half of computer attacks seen by Microsoft come from the .edu domain

    nothing to worry just students testing their scripts against big bad microsoft :) we all did it at one stage ;)

    1. Re:students sharpening their pens by an.echte.trilingue · · Score: 5, Insightful

      True. Students usually have time on their hands, knowledge at their disposal and being young they still have an underdeveloped sense for the potential consequences of their actions. Oh, and T1 connections directly into the dorms. Just talk to somebody who administers a university network: trying to keep students from "playing" with the school infrastructure is a nightmare.

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    2. 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?
  2. Cleaner Version by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Without all of the ads. Won't someone please think of my eyes?

  3. 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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  4. Gandhi's Joke: Credit Where Credit's Due by AslanTheMentat · · Score: 5, Informative

    Come now, give credit: Mahatma Gandhi...

    Reporter: "Mr. Gandhi, What do you think of western civilization?"

    Gandhi: "I think it would be a good idea!"