note cjf <blockquote><i> So maybe MS isn't such a bad company the keep the IT sector booming with new security jobs</i></blockquote> <p>If Microsoft went out of business (something that will happen soon after the insurance companies get their act together) there would be just as many, if not more security jobs.</p> <p>This is partially due to the growth rate of the security industry, and partially due to the fact that a poorly configured Linux/BSD/whatever system is at least as vulnerable as a well maintained Microsoft system. Individual system security is also only a small part of the industry.</p> 174523 174818