Re: OS to know.

[kgp () nethere com]

Just to add to the confusion...
> From the last email you might think that DoD is all MS.
Totally not true.
I also work in DoD and we use, in addition to those mentioned previously:
Gentoo RTOS
VxWorks RTOS
and Trusted HP-UX.
C2 processors are never Wintel.
Radars are RTOS.
Proprietary routing is done on RTOS.

DoD is a grab bag but generally more legacy than corporate.

k

Quoting Christopher Jacob <chris () jacob-solutions com>:

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> On Oct 14, 2005, at 2:34 AM, xyberpix wrote:
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> > Curtis,
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> > You're joking right?????
> > Are you allowed to give all that info out?
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> Curtis can't reply as he is now in the brig in Quantico, VA... :)
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> > xyberpix
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> > On 13 Oct 2005, at 00:57, Curtis LaMasters wrote:
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> > > I'm a Systems Administrator in the Marine Coprs so I can give you
> > > insigt on the military section of the government.  We are currently
> > > running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 as
> > > our
> > > typical server and desktop operating systems.  You will see some
> > > instances of Red Hat Enterprise, Solaris, and BSD.  Our current
> > > firewall choice is the Cyberguard Firewall Appliance.  As for routers
> > > and switches we are 100 percent Cisco IOS.  The current standardized
> > > os is 12.3x.  Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Curtis
> > >
> > > On 10/11/05, John Williams <ibmros () hotmail com> wrote:
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> > >
> > > > I am a graduate student at George Mason University obtaining my
> > > > MS in
> > > > Information Security and Assurance. What operating system is used
> > > > more for
> > > > security administration in the private sector versus the
> > > > government sector?
> > > > Pretty much I would like to know what operating system I should
> > > > focus on if
> > > > I wanted to pursue a government career in security or if I wanted
> > > > to purse a
> > > > career in the private sector. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mark Jacobs
> > > >
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> > > --
> > > Curtis LaMasters
> > >
> > > "Life is hard, but It's harder when your stupid"
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