Very interesting article by Bruce Schneier:
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Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional
Bruce Schneier Email 03.20.08 | 12:00 AM
Uncle Milton Industries has been selling ant farms to children since 1956.
Some years ago, I remember opening one up with a friend. There were no
actual ants included in the box. Instead, there was a card that you filled
in with your address, and the company would mail you some ants. My friend
expressed surprise that you could get ants sent to you in the mail.
I replied: "What's really interesting is that these people will send a
tube of live ants to anyone you tell them to."
Security requires a particular mindset. Security professionals -- at least
the good ones -- see the world differently. They can't walk into a store
without noticing how they might shoplift. They can't use a computer
without wondering about the security vulnerabilities. They can't vote
without trying to figure out how to vote twice. They just can't help it.
SmartWater is a liquid with a unique identifier linked to a particular
owner. "The idea is for me to paint this stuff on my valuables as proof of
ownership," I wrote when I first learned about the idea. "I think a better
idea would be for me to paint it on your valuables, and then call the
police."
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Article continues here:
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/03/secur
itymatters_0320
or here if the above wraps unusably: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2lkg5f
Angus
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