Security! Security! Security!

Security! Security! Security!

Posted Feb 27, 2012 15:42 UTC (Mon) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: Security! Security! Security! by KaiRo
Parent article: Tracking users

1) if you (in theory) don't have exploits in the first place, it's useless

Sure, if your browser and OS are written by infallible God and if it's run on the impeccable computer which is created by said God then you can ignore any and all security practices.

In our universe compartmentalization is the only solution worth discussing. It predates computers by several millennia (think military and state secrets, different levels of access, etc) and is the only tied and true [albeit imperfect] solution.

2) there's lot of security/privacy-relevant flaws where it has no effect at all, esp. in the area surrounding XSS

Let me translate "discovery" from geek to English:

Sensation, sensation! Everything you ever knew is wrong!
Recently researchers found that most thieves started using windows and not doors. This fantastic discovery shows that all these sturdy doors and complicated locks are just a waste of time and money! We should immediately stop wasting our time and fully switch to windows protection! You can leave keys under your doormat, don't lock the door at all, it does not matter! More in our newspaper, just $.02 per copy.

Yeah, right.

If you really believe that then I have very nice bridge to sell.

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