As a government security agency, what company would capture your interest the most in terms of eavesdropping on the most potential threats? Microsoft currently carries more than 90 percent of the market for its operating system Windows, which the NSA believes to be in its favor.

For Windows Vista Security, Microsoft Calls in the Pros was published late last week on the Washington Post and honestly, I am a bit uneasy about the entire call Microsoft made to the NSA.

Why am I uneasy about this? A company that produces software for 600 million users is currently unable to provide security itself, therefore they are recruiting the assistance of a well-known government security agency. If they can’t secure their operating system themselves, who says they’re protecting their users from the known habits of the NSA?

Who is going to keep the NSA from incorporating a rootkit, eavesdropping daemon, and the like? Granted the NSA is helping itself out because they utilize Microsoft products and services, however, on the same note; why would a company want to utilize such software that can’t be maintained by its vendor?

Evaluate this awful loop and take into mind these possibilities…

1. NSA developers and engineers are so smart; why not utilize an operating system developed soley for their needs? I understand not re-inventing the wheel, yet they are utilizing an operating system they’re securing and branding with their seal of approval per se.
2. Hypocrite? I believe so, the NSA is supposedly going to secure this operating system and label it as such. Therefore, aren’t they biting the bullet when it comes to eavesdropping and monitoring terrorists or threats utilizing such aforementioned NSA secured and approved operating system?
3. There has to be NSA planted back doors in it..

Call me paranoid, take me seriously; I’m being realistic! The United States NSA employs some of the smartest engineers, developers, scientists and mathematics minds on the planet. However, they are not operating system creators, thus, makes me curious who actually developed and built Echelon.