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:Computer Security refers to the measures taken to assure that only the allowed persons can have access to the data in a computer system. It's not only about data, but also about control over computer systems (for example famous changes of web pages). :As the systems are ever more complex, this objective, as security in the real world, remains forever unattainable. :A determined thief can successfully rob the best guarded of banks. A determined computer criminal can read, copy, alter or destroy data in the best secured computer. As in the real world, the best you can do is make it more difficult, changing the cost/benefit equation for the criminal. You can reduce the effects of data loss by careful [backing up]? and insurance. And you can further change the cost/benefit equation by pursuing the criminal after the attack. That's completely untrue. Security-related parts of systems (usually only a few percent of code) don't have to become more complex. They can even become simpler, as they don't need so many performance-optimalizations as it was required in the past. It's completely possible (even though rarely done nowadays) to mathematically prove correctness of all security-related code. It's as possible to get 100% security of computer system as to get 100% sureness of any other algorithm or code. And 'cracker' not 'criminal' is the correct word. Legilaty of cracking doesn't have anything to do with computer systems and cracking by police isn't any different than cracking by individuals. --Taw I've been looking at this page, and I completely agree with you that it needs a major rewrite. However, I'm not sure on how to accomplish it, as what already exists is far to 'advisory' and not enough 'to the point', in addition to beeing very "morally correct" . It would be a good thing to have a rewrite, imho. |
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