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Microsoft Keeps Security Conference Attendees Mum
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2006-07-24
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Microsoft is making a lot of security experts uncomfortable. The company has requested that attendees of the Microsoft Security Response and Safety Summit sign nondisclosure agreements.
Mark Griesi, a senior business development manager at Microsoft, spoke to CNET about how his corporation relates to others. The fact that we now offer security products does not change our commitment to work collaboratively with all of our security partners, he said.
Its also important to note that while we encourage members to engage, all feedback is voluntary and does not impact the extent of information that Microsoft provides to partners, Griesi added. This may have been in response to comments from Jimmy Kuo, a McAfee fellow.
They ask us to sign a nondisclosure agreement, Kuo told CNET, and if we say anything in those meetings that Microsoft is able to use, they have the right to do so. He added, Having been put into that situation, people will feel more inhibited to say things.
Hiep Dang, a director of threat research and engineering at Aluria Software, didnt see the harm in it. Ultimately, we are all on the same side, which is the good guys versus the bad guys, and were here to protect our customers. Microsoft playing in this is good for all parties " it keeps us on our toes and makes our products a lot better.
Just the same, a number of people are feeling just a little bit worried. This certainly wouldnt be the first time Microsoft displayed monopolistic tendencies.
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Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews, InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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