Lab Notes

Marcus Ranum describes what be believes to be the six dumbest ideas in computer security. Some make sense, others don't. For instance, his "Hacking is Cool" rule says that you shouldn't hire hackers, because that just encourages more hacking. Sure, hacking is a social problem, but that makes it a problem that IT can't fix. If you are a system administrator, you can't eliminate hackers — all you can do is protect your network against them. That's a technology problem, and that kind of problem can be solved by hiring people who understand hacking.