Security Analogies

Security Analogies
Scott Granneman, 2007-05-29

The following is a written version of a speech I gave at The Open Solutions Summit (AKA LinuxWorld NY) in New York City in February. It's long, but I think you will find it interesting. If you want to get to the website I announced, jump to the last section.

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Security Analogies 2007-05-29
Anonymous

What about:

"The internet is like a bunch of tubes...."

Analogies can make the ignorant seem even more so....

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Scaring people isn't working anymore 2007-05-31
Gordon Fecyk

To use an analogy: "The boy who cried wolf." Nobody believes a liar, even when they're telling the truth.

The only useful example there is the security checklist, and even that's way too long for the average person to read and digest.

As for the rest, "Time to dump Internet Explorer" and "Surp...

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Limitations to Security Analogies 2007-05-31
S Lo Presti

Hi Scott,

Great article with nice applicable ideas (I already tried to educate this way personally). But I want to point out a defect in the idea of "security analogy". The human mind tends to work in a strange way such that these analogies can actually replace the target notions, having a life o...

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Security Analogies 2007-06-01
Anonymous

Good article, and the Wiki is a good idea. I hope my additions have helped....

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Security Similes. 2007-06-04
jreid

I have a number of useful similes that I use to describe technology (which is, technically, an analogue of the process it implements), but I use them to solve problems for clients. Just as people should understand the concept of a "cold" or "infection" to rationalize certain preventative behaviours,...

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Security Analogies 2007-06-05
Vladimir

Great post, you are extremely right :) i am 24 years old ...never had the chance to be in a good modern school where i can learn ....i learned everything by myself and by guys like you. Very good post!!!indeed ...

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Security Analogies 2007-06-07
http://blog.purepistos.net

I'm surprised you didn't make the http://www.securityanalogies.com URL clickable....

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Security Analogies 2007-06-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Inconceivable!...

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Re: Inconceivable! 2007-08-09
Anonymous

I do not think that word means what you think it means....

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