[IP] Microsoft Monopoly Represents National Security Risk, Say Internet Security Experts
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Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:32:52 +0100
From: Goncalo <goncalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hello.
For IP, if you like.
September 24, CCIA (Computer & communications Industry Association) released
a much critical report about Microsoft software and its consequences to
Internet security.
Taken from http://www.ccianet.org/:
"Washington, DC - Some of the nationâ??s leading computer science and network
security experts today issued a report warning that the computers and
critical technological infrastructure worldwide are increasingly vulnerable
to attack because of the security practices and dominance of Microsoft
software in desktop computing. As a result of Microsoftâ??s concerted effort to
fortify and expand its monopolies by tightly integrating applications with
its operating system, and its success in achieving near ubiquity in personal
computing, our computer networks are now susceptible to massive, cascading
failures."
...
Full press release at: http://www.ccianet.org/press/03/0924.pdf
Report at: http://www.ccianet.org/papers/cyberinsecurity.pdf
The main author of the report was Daniel Geer, CTO of @stake (other authors
were Rebecca Bace, Peter Gutmann, Perry Metzger, Charles P. Pfleeger, John
S. Quarterman and Bruce Schneier)
@stake is one of the partners of Microsoft "Trustworthy Computing".
After this report was released, Mr. Geer left his post at @stake.
Regards
Goncalo
From: Vern Paxson <vern@xxxxxxxx>
Microsoft critic loses job over report
Software giant denies involvement, but critics cry foul
By Ted Bridis
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 The chief technology officer for a technology firm
that works closely with Microsoft Corp. lost his job after he helped write
a study critical of the insecurity of Microsoft software. Daniel E. Geer
Jr., an expert with nearly three decades studying technology and computer
security, learned Thursday he was no longer employed by AtStake Inc. of
Cambridge, Mass.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/971914.asp
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