From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "WSFAList (E-mail)" <WSFAList at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] A Security Question
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:57:47 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

	Ron Kean provided a very useful and very readable comment on the
vulnerabilities of Microsoft products "A geeky question."  However, I find
one theory  to be highly unlikey.  He speculated that Microsoft produces a
suite of deliberately vulnerable products in order that U.S. intelligence
agencies could more easily peruse the contents of private computers.  This
theory is contrary to good intelligence practice.  If you are a snoop, you
want your target to relax and take zero security measures.  That makes your
surveillance easier.  The last thing that you want to do is make a mess of
your target's things or otherwise draw attention to your target's
vulnerabilites because that will cause him to take countermeasures that make
your job harder.