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IP: extract from Bruce Schneier's Crypto-Gram
From: David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:24:39 -0500
-----Original Message----- From: "Charles Arthur, The Independent" <carthur () independent co uk> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:04:38 To: dave () farber net Subject: extract from Bruce Schneier's Crypto-Gram Very apposite; from a rather longer piece about costs vs effectiveness of security measures of all sorts, such as ID cards and no-fly zones, the conclusion: "This five-step process works for any security measure, past, present, or future: 1) What problem does it solve? 2) How well does it solve the problem? 3) What new problems does it add? 4) What are the economic and social costs? 5) Given the above, is it worth the costs? When you start using it, you'd be surprised how ineffectual most security is these days. For example, only two of the airline security measures put in place since September 11 have any real value: reinforcing the cockpit door, and convincing passengers to fight back. Everything else falls somewhere between marginally improving security and a placebo." (Cryptogram is at <http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html>). ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Independent newspaper on the Web: http://www.independent.co.uk/ It's even better on paper ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________ For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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