Comments on: More thoughts on blogging

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:20:09 +0000

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 23:29:08 +0000

By: Stiennon

Stiennon — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:04:55 +0000

While I agree that blogs can fill the information void I cannot agree that two factor authentication is a fad. I think the current rush to roll out 2FA is a real response to a real liability issue. Simple username/passwords are not sufficient to protect real assets.
2FA is not a silver bullet it is a requirement to meet bare minimum standards of security.
Now, if you want to talk about NAC as a silver bullet I am with you!
-RS

By: Iang (silver bullets)

Iang (silver bullets) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:51:42 +0000

Richard,
in my paper on silver bullets, I characterise the market as one of both suppliers and buyers lacking the knowledge to make an informed decision. This is a controversial statement, but assuming this is true, Michael Spence predicts the arisal of “signals” in such a market. Such signals he characterises as metrics that do not relate to the productivity question at hand, but everyone accepts as important.
We might point to the recurring waves of must-have security tools as evidence of this, such as the current roll-out of 2-factor authentication tools. We see big companies pushing schlock, alongside private comments that these tools won’t do what they claim. Hence, silver bullets.
In this role, the blogs can call the silver bullets for what they are. Over time, people are more looking to the informal, non-corporate related market for advice on security, and blogs are one resource in that. Another might be the informal security groups with no big brand that have been popping up; places where crackers, activists and bankers mix with rules of “no attribution, no names”.

By: mario contestabile

mario contestabile — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:03:29 +0000

Good podcast Adam, and no swearing either!

By: Iain Wilkinson

Iain Wilkinson — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:13:07 +0000

Securty bloggers perform a very valuble service, they move information and in many cases suggestions. No one person can know everything that is happening in the world, but we collectivly know the vast majority.
The filtering through the blogosphere means the important stuff tends to rise to the surface.