http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/01/adams-law-of-perversity-in-computer-security.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/01/adams-law-of-perversity-in-computer-security.html/comment-page-1#comment-4311 Lionel Mandrake Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:33:40 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2625#comment-4311 Then you've got the clowns who set everything insecure with no change control competing with the people wanting to clean it up who get dragged into weeks of bureaucracy over every detail. Doing IT Security under these conditions is the biggest waste of time since the invention of television. In fact it may be the biggest waste of time since the invention of time. Then you’ve got the clowns who set everything insecure with no change control competing with the people wanting to clean it up who get dragged into weeks of bureaucracy over every detail.
Doing IT Security under these conditions is the biggest waste of time since the invention of television. In fact it may be the biggest waste of time since the invention of time.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/01/adams-law-of-perversity-in-computer-security.html/comment-page-1#comment-4310 arieanna Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:39:07 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2625#comment-4310 I love your examples of the perversity of computer security. It basically sums up the entire challenge that IT security professionals face. And then, of course, you toss in the risk factor of getting people involved in the security process, and it just gets worse. I love your examples of the perversity of computer security. It basically sums up the entire challenge that IT security professionals face. And then, of course, you toss in the risk factor of getting people involved in the security process, and it just gets worse.

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