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Complexity has broken computer security, says academic who helped spot Meltdown and Spectre flaws

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Re: Hmm...

While I'd agree that no system is "secure" there are systems that have virtually never been hacked, e.g. CP/M, RT11 and RSX11M etc. One factor that the article mentions is that these were small systems, it's a lot easier to secure a system that's 10k, 100k, or 5Mb, than an operating system like Windows 10 needing 15Gb to install. The bigger the operating system is then the more opportunities for holes.

Even if the operating system is 100% secure, you can't install an application, or access the internet, without risking completely compromising your security.

El Reg - I'm still waiting for a new icon (a pair of wire cutters) to define security!

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