[ale] Oh boy - Now I feel safe...not!

[Charles Marcus]

I got it off of one of the main news lists I'm on, so if it is, they are the
perpetrators...



> -----Original Message-----
> From: phrostie [mailto:pfrostie at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 7:39 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Oh boy - Now I feel safe...not!
>
>
> this is an april fools joke isn't it.
>
>
> On Monday 04 February 2002 13:32, you wrote:
> > Did anyone catch this one?  Check out the last sentence...
> >
> > ************************************************
> >
> > *MICROSOFT LOCKS IN NEW SECURITY BOSS
> > By Jay Breitling
> > Microsoft late Thursday said it named information security
> expert Scott
> > Charney as the company's new chief security strategist,
> replacing former
> > Chief Security Officer Howard Schmidt.
> >
> > In his new role, Charney is charged with developing
> strategies to enhance
> > the security of Microsoft products and services to support
> the company's
> > new "Trustworthy Computing" initiative. The recently unveiled plan,
> > reportedly one of founder Bill Gates' highest priorities
> for the company,
> > aims to ensure the security and privacy of Microsoft's .Net
> platform and
> > other products and services.
> >
> > Charney begins his new duties April 1. He will oversee the company's
> > Security Strategies Group, which is responsible for the
> development of
> > theTrustworthy Computing environment, according to
> Microsoft. Charney will
> > fill a void left by Schmidt, who recently assumed the vice
> chairmanship of
> > the federal Critical Infrastructure Protection Board.
> >
> > *************************************************
> >
> > So, we have the gentleman who has been responsible for the
> incredibly rich
> > security features in Microsofts products who is now helping
> to protect the
> > Federal Governments systems.
> >
> > What a warm-n-fuzzy that gives me...
> >
> > Charles
> >
> >
> >
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> and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings.
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