Re: Comfortable illusions about computer security
"But people want things as simple as possible. KISS Principle, turnkey simplicity and all that. And they outnumber you."
Most of my designs are based around KISS, but that doesn't mean they aren't complex (even for fellow consultants).
As an example, a current design is based around a very modular system (which was necessary due to the ever changing requirements of the customer natch.) and when you look at each component it is very simple indeed.
However, when you bolt them all together and try and encompass the whole thing at once (which you need to be able to do in order to reliably predict the impact of a new requirement/change) then all of a sudden it looks *very* complicated.
For example, Lego bricks are simple - but I've seen amazing things made from them that I wouldn't even know how to begin building!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
