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Open Wireless and the Illusion of Security

Bruce Schneier is something of a legend in the computer security community. He's the author of the classic, oft-cited 1994 book Applied Cryptography, as well as several well-known cryptography algorithms. The cheeky Norris-esque design above is a reference to the actor names commonly used in examples of shared

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The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security

Marcus Ranum, the inventor of the proxy firewall, brilliantly condenses why many security efforts are doomed from the start: they fall prey to the The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security : 1. Default Permit Also known as “on by default.” This one is huge, and it alone is why the

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