Would you hire someone who’s worked at a company with a spotty security reputation to secure your computers?
The Department of Homeland Security recently hired Philip Reitinger as its new deputy undersecretary of the National Protections Program Directorate, which is responsible for protecting government computers and networks.
Reitinger was previously Microsoft’s chief trustworthy infrastructure strategist, where he was responsible for creating and increasing security of infrastructures.
Wired reported that people in the security industry believe that Microsoft has caused lax computer security in government and infrastructure systems. These critics find Reitinger’s selection as ironic.
Dan Geer, vice president of Verdasys, a computer security company, believes that Reitinger’s experience during his time at Microsoft may help increase security in his new position.
Guess we’ll see in a few months just how secure federal cyber systems will hold up. ;-P
Posted by offthetech 
