Manny Vellon is co-founder and CTO of Likewise Software and has 24 years of software development and investment experience. He began his professional career at Hewlett-Packard before joining Microsoft in 1987. At HP he was a developer for the Personal Software Division, where he worked on embedded terminal software, word processors and database products. At Microsoft, Manny first worked as a program manager on the software development kit for Microsoft Windows 1.0 with the mission of facilitating the development of Windows applications. He joined the Developer Tools Group as group program manager and then later moved back to R&D as a development manager. Manny co-founded the Virtual Worlds Group in Microsoft Research to study social interaction, collaborative work and real-time communication on the Internet.
After leaving Microsoft in 1998, Manny started his own consulting business to help startups and venture capital companies with the due-diligence process. Having worked with Northwest Venture Associates on various projects, he joined the company as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in 2003. Manny earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University.
Being in the security business, I am constantly surprised by how many
companies continue to rely on security practices that they know to be poor.
Organizations, large and small, make excessive use of the root user account
to perform routine maintenance on their UNIX and Linux computers. Even though
companies often chose UNIX or Linux for better security, they employ
practices that seriously undermine this advantage.
There are many reasons to not rely on the use of the root account:
Because you can do anything, it's easy to make mistakes with dire
consequences When something goes wrong, it's impossible to figure out who was
responsible If someone leaves the company or the IT group, you have to change
the root password and let everyone know the new one The opportunity for
mischief is high You'll never pass a security audit
Companies use the root account because the alte... (more)
Manny Vellon is co-founder and CTO of Likewise Software and has 24 years of software development and investment experience. He began his professional career at Hewlett-Packard before joining Microsoft in 1987. At HP he was a developer for the Personal Software Division, where he worked on embedded terminal software, word processors and database products. At Microsoft, Manny first worked as a program manager on the software development kit for Microsoft Windows 1.0 with the mission of facilitating the development of Windows applications. He joined the Developer Tools Group as group program manager and then later moved back to R&D as a development manager. Manny co-founded the Virtual Worlds Group in Microsoft Research to study social interaction, collaborative work and real-time communication on the Internet.
After leaving Microsoft in 1998, Manny started his own consulting business to help startups and venture capital companies with the due-diligence process. Having worked with Northwest Venture Associates on various projects, he joined the company as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in 2003. Manny earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University.
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