Monday, August 23. 2004
A lesson for security professionals
From InfoWorld:
No matter how many gizmos and policies we put into place to protect our systems, user education - even for users who should "know better" - is the most important tool we have for ensuring security.
And detective controls will ALWAYS be critical, to prtect against those users who just won't ever listen.
JaBbA says check it out.
A recent survey found that 75 percent of Dartmouth students have shared their network passwords. “They like having people who know their password,� explained Denise Anthony, a sociologist who spoke at the PKI summit conference I attended earlier this month. “They like having someone who can check their e-mail for them or log them in to places where they’re supposed to be.�
No matter how many gizmos and policies we put into place to protect our systems, user education - even for users who should "know better" - is the most important tool we have for ensuring security.
And detective controls will ALWAYS be critical, to prtect against those users who just won't ever listen.
JaBbA says check it out.
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