Quotes by Jon Oltsik

“The interesting thing is that in spite of the size of Microsoft -- theyre a huge, well run software company -- you cant compete with the mass of people on the Web.”

“By the end of this year, youll have a visible household name with an all-Linux architecture.”

“If Linux works, it affects the whole software industry and that affects Microsoft the most, since theyre the biggest fish in the sea.”

“Oracle is doing a good job of addressing security in its products, but they havent figured out how security fits into their internal processes and overall architecture,”

“Its a wide open market, ... Cisco will be in the game, but whats gone for them is the opportunity to have a dominant propriety solution.”

“This is the year that Linux gains critical mass. Itll be very important in big Internet commerce sites.”

“Stealing tapes is not the most elegant, but one of the most effective attack factors. Many companies think about hacking in terms of getting root access to servers, but if they have weak physical security, someone can just walk out the door with a box of tapes.”

“Cartridges can sometimes be left in unmarked boxes on a loading dock next to somebodys eBay package. Often the most important data goes through the least sophisticated processes.”

“Within the past year the mounting public pressure for companies to secure personal data and the corresponding increase in data protection regulation have forced organizations to re-evaluate the way data is handled. Our research shows that many more are deploying encryption as a protection mechanism.”

“Its certainly a pretty hefty concern.”