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[Banking_and_finance] Daily News 08.26.03 (fwd)



On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 05:07:34PM -0400, David Kramer wrote:
> The more I read 2600, the more I feel that cracking is a people problem, not a 
> computer problem.  People who rely on known-buggy software, people who do not 
> use firewalls, people who do not keep their software updated, people who do 
> not pay the money to hire smarties to protect their company against 
> others....
> 
> The computer part is the easy part.


Just today I got my copy of Schneier's "Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly
About Security in an Uncertain World".  I have followed Schneier
closely enough that I think I know what will be inside, but I still
look forward to reading it.  I hope it sells well and is heeded by
lots of people.


-kb, the Kent who still has his differences with firewalls.




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