Penetration testing often reveals the same old security issues, particularly with regard to the configuration and maintenance of databases. Some of these recurrent security problems are generic and affect nearly every database we have tested. Others are associated only with a particular vendor or version.
Hacking incidents mean university leaders have to secure their networks better. But they have to reconcile stricter security with an open computing environment and a user community that is formally required to test their environment to breaking point.
Captchas are designed to thwart software bots, but how can you stop them thwarting humans too?
Information security is not just IT security. The better we understand that, the better off we'll be.
Bruce Schneier is an American computer security expert, cryptographer, and writer. His books include Applied Cryptography (1996), Secrets and Lies (2000), and Beyond Fear (2003). He publishes a free monthly newsletter, ‘Cryptogram', and blogs at http://www.schneier.com/blog/. He is the founder and chief technology officer of Counterpane Internet Security. This autumn he'll be speaking at ISSE 2006 in Rome, on the topic of the economics of security. He recently spoke with Brian McKenna for Infosecurity Today.
Relative wealth and open social mores give Scandinavians a relaxed attitude to personal infosecurity, but Cold War paranoia and safety concerns have also sharpened their edge in digital security technology.
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