Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread Crispin Cowan
Goertzel Karen wrote: "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software I've been struggling for a while to synthesise a definition of secure software that is short and sweet, yet accurate and comprehensive. My favorite is by Ivan Arce, CTO of Core Software, coming out of a discussion

Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread Julie J.C.H. Ryan
So, if software is dependably bad and can dependably be counted on to fail, it's secure? Especially if it resists attempts to compromise such dependability? On Jul 15, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Goertzel Karen wrote: > I've been struggling for a while to synthesise a definition of > secure software

Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread Gadi Evron
On Sun, 16 Jul 2006, mikeiscool wrote: > On 7/16/06, ljknews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 3:27 PM -0400 7/15/06, Goertzel Karen wrote: > > > Content-class: urn:content-classes:message > > > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > > boundary="_=_NextPart_001_01C6A844.D6A28B6B" > > >

Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread Gunnar Peterson
Secure software you're (not) soaking in it. On 7/16/06 8:32 AM, "mikeiscool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/16/06, ljknews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> At 3:27 PM -0400 7/15/06, Goertzel Karen wrote: >>> Content-class: urn:content-classes:message >>> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; >>>

Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread Dave Aronson
Goertzel Karen wrote: > Secure software is software that remains dependable despite efforts > to compromise its dependability. If you really want to compress that to bumper-sticker size, how about "Secure Software: Does what it's meant to. Period." This encompasses both "can't be forced NOT

Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread mikeiscool
On 7/16/06, ljknews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 3:27 PM -0400 7/15/06, Goertzel Karen wrote: > > Content-class: urn:content-classes:message > > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > boundary="_=_NextPart_001_01C6A844.D6A28B6B" > > > > I've been struggling for a while to synthesise

Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread Stephen de Vries
Not even Chuck Norris can break Secure Software. ;) -- Stephen de Vries Corsaire Ltd E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:+44 1483 226014 Fax:+44 1483 226068 Web:http://www.corsaire.com On 16 Jul 2006, at 02:27, Goertzel Karen wrote: > I've been struggling for a while to synthesise a def

Re: [SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread ljknews
At 3:27 PM -0400 7/15/06, Goertzel Karen wrote: > Content-class: urn:content-classes:message > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="_=_NextPart_001_01C6A844.D6A28B6B" > > I've been struggling for a while to synthesise a definition of secure >software that is short and sweet, y

[SC-L] "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software

2006-07-16 Thread Goertzel Karen
Title: "Bumper sticker" definition of secure software I've been struggling for a while to synthesise a definition of secure software that is short and sweet, yet accurate and comprehensive. Here's what I've come up with: Secure software is software that remains dependable despite efforts to