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A Little Knowledge of Security Can Be a Dangerous Thing
by noteworthy at 1:43 pm EST, Dec 18, 2004 |
The underlying problem here isn't operating system security or even the vendor runaround but, rather, people who just read headlines or summaries of security news and then form Opinions based on this information -- or lack thereof. And there's a very good chance that these people are making decisions based on these ill-informed Opinions. You might be thinking I'm crazy to think someone would make decisions based on story headlines. But it doesn't take a lot to influence decisions. And once these Opinions are formed, it can be hard to change them, even with clear evidence that they're misguided. Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context Context. |
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RE: A Little Knowledge of Security Can Be a Dangerous Thing
by Decius at 7:42 pm EST, Dec 18, 2004 |
noteworthy wrote:
] The underlying problem here isn't operating system security
] or even the vendor runaround but, rather, people who just
] read headlines or summaries of security news and then
] form Opinions based on this information -- or lack
] thereof. And there's a very good chance that these people are
] making decisions based on these ill-informed Opinions. Quite a reasonable point. Unfortunately, this is coming from someone who thinks that Mac OSX is "more secure" then Windows, talking about someone who thinks that Mac OSX is "no longer secure." Both of these people are wrong. Unix has some features that make security isolation easier in a multi-user context, but most people don't use their Macs that way. Vulnerability density is probably just as bad in OSX, if not worse, simply because few people are researching it. This author is also "ill-informed." |
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RE: A Little Knowledge of Security Can Be a Dangerous Thing
by noteworthy at 10:21 pm EST, Dec 18, 2004 |
Decius wrote:
] Both of these people are wrong.
] This author is also "ill-informed." I agree. eWeek is like a concentration of the worst aspects of Slashdot with none of its redeeming qualities. |
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