Bill Gates, are you not honored that you’ve got my attention?

Posted by Joe Franscella – 11-3-09 –

Nobody loves to get angry at Microsoft Windows more than I. At least a few time a day, I am annoyed over bells and whistles that pop up unannounced and uninvited, ticked over apps that just decide to stop responding or swearing while trying to find emails I know I sent and received.

Every now and then, here and there, I see something of interest that catches my attention that I think is worth commenting on (Bill Gates, are you not honored that you’ve got my attention?). This morning, I was scanning eWeek and Don Reisinger’s slide show: 10 Windows Security 7 Features You Should Know About caught my attention, specifically the slides related to BitLocker. Having PR’d for encryption clients, I was intrigued by the fact that the BitLocker functionality seemed to render some of the solutions I’ve hawked mute. The only thing the show left me wondering was whether or not BitLocker and the other security features responded specifically to specific compliance regulations — PCI and HIPAA included. I emailed Don to see if he had any further information on the subject. Hopefully he’ll respond.

Other news items that caught me attention today:

M86 Buys Finjan in Web Security Play
By Brian Prince at eWeek: Fresh off the acquisition of Avinti, M86 Security announces the acquisition of Finjan. The deal, made for an undisclosed sum, brings Finjan’s enterprise-class solutions to the company.

LinkedIN With ‘Bill Gates’
Kelly Jackson Higgins at Dark Reading: Bill Gates invited me to join his LinkedIN network. OK, so it wasn’t really Bill Gates, but as far as my email system, spam filter, and email client were concerned, it’s perfectly normal for Gates to send me a LinkedIn invitation.

ArcSight adds unstructured log analysis with Logger 4
By Robert McMillan of IDG News Service: Logger now offers integrated structured and unstructured data analysis; designed to mine unstructured computer logfiles for signs of hacking or illegal activity.

Manhattan DA Announces Major ID Theft Indictment
By George Hulme of InformationWeek: What is particularly disturbing in this case is the length of time, from November 1, 2001 to April 30, 2009, that the crimes were allegedly underway — almost 8 years.