“I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot.” UsedChangeLevelsFeetSecurityMilitaryShootingUsersUs MilitaryDesktop Author:Wietse Venema
“Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it when my systems were under attack by someone who appeared to walk through walls.” WalksSecurityExampleWallComputerSafetyTopicsComing BackSafety NetComputer Security Author:Wietse Venema
“This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended.” WritingInterestSecurityReaderComputerSurprisePrimariesSoftwareComputer Security Author:Wietse Venema
“At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security, with four root vulnerabilities per year for two successive years.” YearsTwoPoorFourSecurityRespectProgramRootsReputationVulnerability Author:Wietse Venema
“The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid.” SimpleSecurityStupidModelsSoftware Author:Wietse Venema
