I have had a tendency to rant and rave about some things on this blog in the past but, I should clarify some points. I’m not anti-anyone from a software/hardware perspective. I have reservations about some vendors that’s certain but, I’ve gotten past the typical whipping of the Redmond crew. Sometimes it is just too easy and I lapse into my old ways but, they do have some good products. Yes, I said it. They really do. As do Linux, Unix and Mac vendors. There is good to be had across the board as well as the bad. But, it is important to realize that the arguement of my OS is better than your OS is one of personal preference and/or business requirements.
Also, I have grumbled extensively about the whole NSA, AT&T and Narus silliness on this weblog. I fully believe that the NSA and Narus are necessary. Yup, I said that too. But, these are entities that should not be permitted to run rampant. THAT is the difference for me. Hunting bad guys/gals is a necessity but, these are powers that should never be allowed to run without safe guards. I get to do a lot of cool things in my day job but, I often hear “who’s watching the watchers”. No kidding. That is exactly why I go out of my way to make sure our auditors are permanently haunting me. This is so that I can never get the idea in my head to go off on a negative tangent.
[tags]Security Blog, Weblog, Blog, NSA, Narus, Microsoft[/tags]