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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.'"
this guy doesn't seem a half way bad pick. of course if it was my call i'd eliminate the whole DHS nonense and just fund the FBI,NSA,CIA and police properly. if those 4 agencies can't get it done wtf is the DHS going to add?
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Isn't that like asking the head of AIG to be the officer of "financial responsibility"???
I like how this guy, whom I don't know much about, is painted a smart pick, coming as he does from the largest single computer security threat on the planet. Anybody recall that up to not very long ago at all security was not on their agenda? Simply because it made them more money not to care.
Oh, and that is remebering their own words and without mentioning the usual, such as that they are convicted monopolists too, their business practices suck, their code sucks, their customer service and sales techniques reminisces that of office depot, and so on and so forth.
The bottom line is that in politics you usually don't let the guy who fucked it up try and fix it. Unless perhaps the guy has friends in high places.
then he would be hiring Bruce Schneier for this job. I know he is disliked by a lot of industry but he is the man with the facts and the plan.
Why do you people think that the next new guy will be any different than the last one? I don't care WHO is elected. If they are Democrat or Republican, they will cater to their interests first and do the right thing last.
MSFT funded a lot of his campaign. This is paying them back by appointing one of their executives, or they use their buddies.
This happens every change of power.
I just get a royal kick out of all the "WOO CHANGE!" people all sitting in their chairs sober now with their mouth open at the TV sets staring in disbelief.
The only advantage is that this time our president is actually educated and articulate.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
There... fixed that for you.