| I had no idea that doing a study on MCSEs couldn't be undertaken by an organization unaffiliated with Microsoft.
Sorry, buddy, only you and the other Munchkins are gonna fall for this one; this outfit is for hire, and it's obvious. |
| I had no idea that doing a study on MCSEs couldn't be undertaken by an organization unaffiliated with Microsoft.
Sorry, buddy, only you and the other Munchkins are gonna fall for this one; this outfit is for hire, and it's obvious. |
When I took a SANS course,they brought up the *best practices* way of developing an security software: PUBLISH THE ALGORITHM and take on all comers, often with a monetary prize to whoever breaks the algorithm. Letting peers ALL OVER THE WORLD see the code has TWO effects:
(1) Those who write the code are MORE CAREFUL because they know their PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION is on the line for everyone to see
(2) Their peers will ACTUALLY FIND THEIR MISTAKES.
As a direct example of why the technique of security through obscurity (Microsoft's way of doing things) DOES NOT WORK, the SANS Institute instructor (Eric Cole) pointed out the debacle with the DVD encryption done by Hollywood (by a closed group which let no one else see their work). The DVD encryption was broken almost immediately...
This is what we like about you, Bushie: you're shameless. Here's a tax-exempt 501(c) that tells the IRS it exists "to promote freedom and democracy," and it churns out Microsoft FUD. A study promoting MCSE... gimme a break. Then there's the press release they sent out pouring mud on AOL's financials... as though they were stock market analysts. And now they don't like open source.