, 2005-11-29
Securing endpoint systems by locking them down using complex software brings back memories of another era, where business computers were once used for business applications only - and businesses retained control over their assets and data.
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good grief
2005-11-30
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
Maybe only one.
Security has ALWAYS been important to computing. I can still remember "secured" computing in 1970. When timesharing came out (I was an operator) we had "restricted" times where the computer was dedicated to handling checks and payroll. Users were restricted to the accounting department.
The DoD was working out the Rainbow series of computer security, which has been the foundation for all computer security features since. Even with the Common Criteria, there hasn't been a real extension them. As I recall, every vendor had to meet C2 capability, and demonstrated resistance to penetration.
Of course some vendors ignored that. (well, only one really).
"When they first started making cars..."
Cars could only travel at 15 miles per hour. Right about the limit a person could run. You want to put seat belts on a runner? or a horse? When car races became common, so did the seat belts (after a few years). They would have been more common if they hadn't cost so much compaired to the cost of the car (putting reliable seat belts in a car cost about $200-$300). A car only cost $3000 (and under).
You want to regain control, dump windows.
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