What would you do if you were placed in charge of Microsoft’s internal network? You’ve undoubtedly heard of the successful break-in that hackers in Eastern Europe staged against the Microsoft servers that hold the company’s crown jewels–source codefor Windows, Office, and next-generation .Net services. Microsoft claims the hackers didn’t get away with anything valuable, but this has to have been a wake-up call for the Redmond giant. TechRepublic members collectively have millions of years of experience managing mission-critical data. How would you protect critical data from unauthorized access? With tens of thousands of users, can you really restrict access using nothing but passwords? Here’s your chance to tell Microsoft how to run a safe, secure network. Be creative, be outrageous, be blunt. Click here to add your input. But don’t delay–this challenge closes at the end of the day on Thursday, November 9.
