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Microsoft Executive Tapped For Top DHS Cyber Post
krebsatwpost writes "The Department of Homeland Security has named Microsoft's 'chief trustworthy infrastructure strategist' Phil Reitinger to be its top cyber security official. Many in the security industry praised him as a smart pick, but said he will need to confront a culture of political infighting and leadership failures at DHS. From the story: 'Reitinger comes to the position with cyber experience in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, he was executive director of the Defense Department's Computer Forensics Lab. Before that, he was deputy chief of the Justice Department's Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property section, where he worked under Scott Charney, who is currently corporate vice president for trustworthy computing at Microsoft.'"
Boy oh boy. Obama seems to be turning into a big disappointment with some of these appointments.
What'll he do next? Appoint Mike Tyson as head of Department of Heath and Human Services?
Before that, he was deputy chief of the Justice Department's Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property section, where he worked under Scott Charney, who is currently corporate vice president for trustworthy computing at Microsoft
Trust... worthy... computing at Microsoft... Isn't there a law that prohibits the words trustworthy and Microsoft in the same sentence?
I foresee a lot of Microsoft Security jokes in the following threads.
Here is one
Do you allow Phil Reitinger to be the top cyber security official?
Allow | Deny
There goes any chance of the DHS switching over to an linux/unix environment in the next decade.
greed@All_Evils:~#
so let me get this right, government departments were shown to be poor are communicating, so your solution is to create yet another goervnment department for them all to mis communicate with?
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
Anticipate all persons attempting to enter the U.S. to be screened for explosives, hazardous chemical agents, firearms, radioactive materials, and open source software.
Did anyone else misread this as "smart prick"?
If we could achieve with nuclear fusion what we have achieved with DHS
What? A parasitic reaction that just consumes and consumes and consumes, is more of a hindrance than a help, and wastes tons of money in the process?
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
It's a portmanteau! He's cuing the "500 stupid M$ sux0rs [posters]" to queue up, since there's so many of 'em!
...already said it.
How do you explain the Congress then? They cannot all have friends in high places. Watch CSpan when they broadcast hearings sometime. It's amazing how clueless these morons can be, especially the House members. For some odd reason, Senators have two brain cells to rub together instead of a single loner.
Typical Committee Hearing:
Title: Investigation into Why Tarp Funds are being Misused.
Purpose: Figure out if Tarp Funds are being misused.
Dennis Kucinich: Blah, blah, blah, Ohio, blah, blah, I am NOT an idiot, blah.....
Each Member: Given 5 minutes to whine about how they don't understand anything.
Suspect Witness: Given 10 minutes to state why he isn't lying after being told he is going to lie.
Questioning: Isn't it true you beat your dog this morning after beating your wife and her mother?
Suspect Witness: We didn't use Tarp Funds in beating those individuals.
Dennis: Thank you for appearing here and assuming the position, we welcome you back to beat you up again at our convenience, 'cause, y'know, we have nothing better to do.
it'd be like appointing a tax cheat to head the IRS.