RE: definition of security product

["Gavin, Michael" <mgavin () forrester com>]

I agree with the sentient opponents, but are the clueless operators
actually a requirement, or just a nice to have and/or often have?

Also, many products have sentient opponents, but don't security products
necessarily attempt to deter those opponents, while many/most/all
non-security products merely ignore the problem?

Michael

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Subject: [Dailydave] definition of security product


In a discussion with marketeers and the like,
over whether a such and such a product was a
_security_ product, I came to this definition
(not that the marketing folks immediately
capitulated or anything):

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If a product has sentient opponents rather than
alpha particles and clueless operators, then it
is a security product.
===========

Critique?

--dan


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