Re: Definitions of "Security"?
At 4:01 PM +0200 4/14/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm looking for interesting and unusal defitions of the term "Security" (or "secure"). I'm fully aware that it is difficult or impossible to give a precise, compact, and universal definitions, and some book authors explicitely say so. However, there are definitions (or attempts to give those), and I'd be interested to compare them. If you know of any definition that might be interesting for any reason, please send me a link or citation. thanx Here is one of mine that is biology inspired: "A division of a set of actors into 'self' and 'other' with a mechanism that allows self actors to perform certain activities that are effectively denied to others." Arnold Reinhold - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Definitions of "Security"?
At 08:01 AM 4/14/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm looking for interesting and unusal defitions of the term "Security" (or "secure") there was a discussion on PAIN taxonomy for security earlier in the year ... misc. references http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm17.htm#3 Non-repudiation (was RE: The PAIN mnemonic) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/aadsm17.htm#5 Non-repudiation (was RE: The PAIN mnemonic) - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Definitions of "Security"?
According to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I'm looking for interesting and unusal defitions of the > term "Security" (or "secure"). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security ciao... -- Lars Eilebrecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Definitions of "Security"?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm looking for interesting and unusal defitions of the term "Security" (or "secure"). I'm fully aware that it is difficult or impossible to give a precise, compact, and universal definitions, and some book authors explicitely say so. However, there are definitions (or attempts to give those), and I'd be interested to compare them. If you know of any definition that might be interesting for any reason, please send me a link or citation. thanx "a well-informed sense of assurance that information risks and controls are in balance" From: James M. Anderson, Why We Need a New Definition of Information Security, Computers & Security, vol 22, no. 4, May 2003, 2003, pages 308-313. -- - Thierry Moreau CONNOTECH Experts-conseils inc. 9130 Place de Montgolfier Montreal, Qc H2M 2A1 Tel.: (514)385-5691 Fax: (514)385-5900 web site: http://www.connotech.com e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]