MS Security rated 6th worst job in science.
Spare a thought this month for the staff of the
Microsoft Security Response Center
who, according to
Popular Science
magazine, have the sixth worst job in science. The science-for-the-masses publication compiles an annual list of those working in ‘science’ that it feels should be recognised for doing the jobs that nobody else would want to do.
In the 2007 list, working in
Microsoft
‘s
Security Response Center
was ranked better only than hazmat divers, oceanographers, elephant vasectomists, garbologists and carcass preparers.
In justifying the
MS
employees’ rather surprising ranking, the magazine explained that the staff receive approximately 100,000 messages per year, each reporting a possible security failure in one of
MS
‘s products.
Popular Science
rates working to fix the bugs in
MS
‘s software as ‘tedious’, and also claims that working in the
MS Security Response Center
‘is like wearing a big sign that reads “Hack Me”.’
All together now, one two three: ahh…
Posted on 01 July 2007 by
Virus Bulletin
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