Re: Microsoft wins Homeland Security Bid ( Reuters)

[northern snowfall <dbailey27 () ameritech net>]

> You are absolutely right!  I will not argue this point at all.  The only
> thing I will say is that product security is based on a process of
> evolution.  My statement was intended to indicate that it is customer
> demand that drives the speed of that evolution.  
No. Customer demand should play the *least* part in security evolution.
The *main* thing that security analysts and security developers should
focus on are the capabilities of the opposition, whomever they may be.
Your foe is not your customer, and if he is he will not lead you toward
pleasant waters. Again, your thinking is dangerous.

Don

http://www.7f.no-ip.com/~north_



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