, 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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Regaining control
2005-11-29
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2005-11-30
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2005-11-30
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good grief
2005-11-30
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It doesn't say that security is just now becoming important. It says it is now a major issue and software vendors are in fact focusing on that. The "Security" you used in 1970 cannot compare to the issues faced today. Sure security has ALWAYS been important, but it has never been as important as it is now.
Every Tom, Dick, and Harry out there has the ability to download pre-made scripts and try their had at hacking. You can't possibly compare your pathetic little isolated system from 1970 to what vendors have to deal with now.
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Actually, many of the security problems that arise today have had known solutions since the 1970's. Its just that we've refused to implement them. Viruses, Worms, etc. All of these can be avoided, we even know how. Its just that there hasn't been a market for it or the liability imposed to make it required.
Implement software liability for security flaws and you'll see a drastically different world.
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