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The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
Posted by Zonk on Sunday September 11, @05:40PM
from the don't-hire-catbert dept.
Frater 219 writes "The IT industry spends a huge amount of money on
security -- and yet worms, spyware, and other relatively mindless
attacks are still able to create massive havoc. Why? Marcus Ranum
suggests that we've all been spending far too much time and effort on
provably ineffective security measures. It may come as a surprise that
anti-virus software, penetration testing, and user education are three
of "The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security"."

http://it.slashdot.org/it/05/09/11/1716205.shtml