I knew I was twisted!!! On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Very interesting article by Bruce Schneier: > > ------- Included Stuff Follows ------- > Inside the Twisted Mind of the Security Professional > Bruce Schneier Email 03.20.08 | 12:00 AM > > Uncle Milton Industries has been selling ant farms to children since > 1956. > Some years ago, I remember opening one up with a friend. There were no > actual ants included in the box. Instead, there was a card that you > filled > in with your address, and the company would mail you some ants. My > friend > expressed surprise that you could get ants sent to you in the mail. > > I replied: "What's really interesting is that these people will send a > tube of live ants to anyone you tell them to." > > Security requires a particular mindset. Security professionals -- at > least > the good ones -- see the world differently. They can't walk into a > store > without noticing how they might shoplift. They can't use a computer > without wondering about the security vulnerabilities. They can't vote > without trying to figure out how to vote twice. They just can't help > it. > > SmartWater is a liquid with a unique identifier linked to a particular > owner. "The idea is for me to paint this stuff on my valuables as proof > of > ownership," I wrote when I first learned about the idea. "I think a > better > idea would be for me to paint it on your valuables, and then call the > police." > > ... > --------- Included Stuff Ends --------- > Article continues here: > > http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/03/secur > itymatters_0320 > or here if the above wraps unusably: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2lkg5f > > Angus > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
