Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is ratcheting up the computer industry establishment’s pressure on hackers, meeting this week in Washington, D.C., with Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and IT industry leaders to decry Internet crime. Ballmer observed that the circle of active hackers today is largely “far-flung and anonymous” but could wreak havoc on the country’s computers “in a matter of minutes.” Speaking before an audience of IT insiders, Ballmer also outlined Redmond’s antihacker and antispyware strategies.
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Ballmer Pushes for War on Hacking
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski April 8, 2004 10:59 AMMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer is ratcheting up the computer industry establishment’s pressure on hackers, meeting this week in Washington, D.C., with Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and IT industry leaders to decry Internet crime. Ballmer observed that the circle of active hackers today is largely “far-flung and anonymous” but could wreak havoc on the country’s computers “in a matter of minutes.” Speaking before an audience of IT insiders, Ballmer also outlined Redmond’s antihacker and antispyware strategies.