IOW: Security is for the MANAGEMENT of risk and MITIGATION of same. For real world systems, and usage of them, there is no such thing as perfect security.
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: On the subject of security... On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:59 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: >> ...today's XKCD sums it up nicely >> >> http://xkcd.com/1200/ > > So, yeah, that's true if you don't use full disk encryption, or a > password on your computer/domain account ... You're missing the point. A lot of devs and admins fall into the trap of protecting the system and forgetting that there's a reason why we have the system in the first place. I ultimately don't care about my "root" account. Protecting it is just a means to an end -- protecting my data, most of which lives in my user account. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
