* Artur Grabowski <a...@blahonga.org> [2009-03-10 10:11:12]: > Han Boetes <h...@mijncomputer.nl> writes: > > > Paul Irofti wrote: > >> Hello Mr. Troll, thanks for flaming by. Have a good day! > > > > Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by > > stupidity. > > That doesn't seem to be a good idea when you're working with security. > Weren't we talking about "secure by default" here? > > Always attribute to malice even that which has been explained by > stupidity. Stupidity is easy to fake. > > //art > > >
Someone I used to work with had a tough time deciding if he was on the recieving end of malice or stupididty. The vast majority of the time, it was stupidity. When it was malice, well, malice is a bit strong of a word. However, that probably does not detract from the fact that both stupidity and malice can cause headaches. Stupidity is probably worse in my opinion due to its frequency. Maliciousness is a lot less frequent, but worse in magnitude... well, I suppose this all depends on how good of an admin you are! -- Travers Buda
