* Posts by dcrole

3 publicly visible posts • joined 16 Nov 2010

Slap for Slack chat app after US, Canada chaps zapped in Iranian IP address map whack

dcrole
Facepalm

See what you made us do?

"Via Twitter, Alex Stamos, former chief security officer of Facebook and currently a lecturer at Stanford University, observed that Slack's overzealous account bans are a consequence of saddling tech platforms with enforcement responsibilities in the absence of clear legal guidance."

This is the equivalent of dropping plates on the floor "accidentally" so as to get out of washing the dishes.

Three-day gaming session kills Chinese man

dcrole
Grenade

Terminal Gaming Session?

Didn't know anyone still used terminals for gaming ...

World's most advanced rootkit penetrates 64-bit Windows

dcrole
Boffin

Total Security = 0 Flexibility

There always has to be a balance between security and flexibility. Just as the only 100% foolproof way to protect yourself from network attack is to shut down all network connectivity, the only 100% secure computer platform is one that cannot execute any code that was not pre-installed and verified as being secure.

As soon as you want a general purpose computer, you immediately have to allow a certain level of risk. The question with any computer platform is does it make the right trade-offs between usability and security.