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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.'"
NIGGERS!
Maybe they should appoint some Linux retards who don't know how to do anything but bitch. Waaaa waaaa Microsoft is so evil.
"I foresee a lot of Microsoft Security jokes in the following threads." - by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 12, @03:48AM (#27163339)
I don't, because Windows can be as secure as any OS out there per this guide's steps ->
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HOW TO SECURE Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & even VISTA, + make it "fun-to-do", via CIS Tool Guidance (& beyond):
http://www.tcmagazine.com/forums/index.php?s=9237bccd0bf4b73b2fc429d84ccf01d2&showtopic=2662
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There, you see results from tests which utilize a multiplatform gauge of security based on industry best practices for this called
CIS Tool
(To make securing a Windows NT-based OS of modern varieties such as Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 in order to do so, and it is like running a PC performance benchmark almost and it is fun to do if you like benchmarking of any kind).
There in the url above you also can see how Windows 2000, XP, &/or Server 2003 do on said test (and the guide goes far beyond CIS Tool guidance only), and for a hour or so's worth of work on the testers' part and they can have a system that scores 99/100 potentially on said test as well as years to decades of secure uptime after using its points.
Word of Mouth results gained by a user who shows NO virus/spyware/trojan/rootkit/malware in general infestations on his own machine &/or those of his paying clients also after using this test & the points in the guide above:
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http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=b956ddd43cfcfc73f0f3378405860794&t=28430&page=3
"Its 2009 - still trouble free!
I was told last week by a co worker who does active directory administration, and he said I was doing overkill. I told him yes, but I just eliminated the half life in windows that you usually get. He said good point. So from 2008 till 2009. No speed decreases, its been to a lan party, moved around in a move, and it still NEVER has had the OS reinstalled besides the fact I imaged the drive over in 2008.
Great stuff!
My client STILL Hasn't called me back in regards to that one machine to get it locked down for the kid. I am glad it worked and I am sure her wallet is appreciated too now that it works. Speaking of which, I need to call her to see if I can get some leads.
APK - I will say it again, the guide is FANTASTIC! Its made my PC experience much easier. Sandboxing was great. Getting my host file updated, setting services to system service, rather than system local. (except AVG updater, needed system local)"
THRONKA @ www.xtremepccentral.com
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(The entire "Linux is so secure" mantra you see online and rampantly here, in the past @ least but not so much anymore imo, is also upset by what is shown in the very 1st post in that guide because Linux itself can be more secure than it is out of the box oem stock as well, with data from a slashdot poster there in Bert64's 90/100 score using SuSe Linux as an example thereof - that said & aside, you Linux/BSD/Solaris fans here may wish to take a peek @ the CIS Tool as well for the purposes of making sure you "lock down" your *NIX machines also (this tool is extremely helpful on all of these platforms for these purposes)).
APK
P.S.=> Personally, I don't see as many "Pro-*NIX" people here stating that "Windows is insecure" as much as they used to, to be blunt about it upon my observation while stopping by here since 2004 to present day, because the jokes & jibes directed Microsoft's way seemed to have died down quite a bit, @ least in terms of security-oriented ones (oh, they're still around & about, just not nearly as much or as bad)... apk