Monday 25 February 2008

Security is an ecosystem, not a product

via TechRepublic Blogs by Chad Perrin on 4 February

People talk about security as though it's something you can buy and sell.

Full article

Really interesting. Security is a state of mind, it's about psychology not things.

Buy all the window locks you want but if people don't use them ...
the burglar will walk in

Put a firewall on your business network, define sites that must not be used in a business context, do whatever you consider necessary but if your staff circumvent these procedures then, to put it in the vernacular, "you're stuffed".
the burglar / hacker / botnet will get in

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