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Re: [News] Microsoft's Security Guru Jumps Ship

  • Subject: Re: [News] Microsoft's Security Guru Jumps Ship
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:57:32 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / ISBE, Manchester University / ITS
  • References: <1262671.ty2k5rPX2o@schestowitz.com> <pan.2006.08.01.23.22.13.734246@gmail.com>
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__/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Wednesday 02 August 2006 00:22 \__

> On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:05:07 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Microsoft Security Guru Leaves for Amazon.com
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Jesper Johansson, a high-profile security guru at Microsoft, has left
>> | the company.
>> `----
>> 
>>                 http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1996130,00.asp
>> 
>> This cannot be good. Security is bad enough as it is, resulting in SPAM,
>> DDOS attacks on the innocent.
> 
> Wait a sec... this guy is like _the_ security bigwig over at MS... and
> other companies *want* him?  For reasons other than lynching, I mean?
> 
> It's a weird, weird world.

Amazon's profits/margins/whatever were down almost 50% in their last report.
They are desparate... for anything!

Best wishes,

Roy

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