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Microsoft Monopoly Represents National Security Risk, Say Internet Security Experts
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:00:16 -0400
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:32:52 +0100 From: Goncalo <goncalo () mail eunet pt> 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 nationâs 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 Microsoftâs 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 () icir org> 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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