books are not obsolete. I was flying back to Dallas when American cancelled my flight, cancelled my rebooked flight, and then cancelled that. 3 days late, i got home.
I had 3 hard copy books with me and that kept me busy.
so yes, the web is great, but not if you are stuck w/o a computer or web access.
>>>Technical matters begin to pale when some 20+ percent of users will give you their login credentials and personal information for free chocolates or a *chance* to win a trip to Paris.
that was a stupid, and I mean stupid poll.
I think most of the people simply made up a password. Of course, there was NO verification.
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books are not obsolete. I was flying back to Dallas when American cancelled my flight, cancelled my rebooked flight, and then cancelled that.
3 days late, i got home.
I had 3 hard copy books with me and that kept me busy.
so yes, the web is great, but not if you are stuck w/o a computer or web access.
if you want to review the reviewer, perhaps make a point.
make sure you do then when your long awaited book comes out.
I have many points, all arguable.. and valid!
there are indeed more robust solutions.
so... this is an OLD problem.
hardware/software is NOW more resiliant.
Please let us know the brand and version of the hardware/software used.
My guess is that this occured some years ago.
I agree with you 1000%.
for those that don't know, he is the S in RSA.
>>>Technical matters begin to pale when some 20+ percent of users will give you their login credentials and personal information for free chocolates or a *chance* to win a trip to Paris.
that was a stupid, and I mean stupid poll.
I think most of the people simply made up a password. Of course, there was NO verification.
this is statistics at its worst.
sorry :(
>>>>Microsoft actively makes it worse
and users make it even worse by using MSFT products!!
Give US a break.
>>>And this book will save us......
did anyone say this is THE answer? Hell no.
the book seems to be that this is AN answer. I dont think the books author for a minute things that he can solve every problem.
So someone who asks for real-world evidence is a troll?
:)
you must be a smoker
so you are not aware of any cases, you have no evidene, no reference, but you throw out a leading comment.
Isn't that a classic example of FUD?
>>>isn't a manager out there who is dumb enough to believe that you pay money and this crap goes away.
You must not work in the corporate world. there are at least a thousand war stories from pros in the field saying the opposite.
my guess is that he likely refers to things like ads in magazines like CIO where mgmt makes marketing based decisions there.
Irony, yes. Logic, no.
you missed the connection.
In a world: complex systems.
MSFT can't do it all!
>>>>Also, fingerprint biometrics are so easily defeated that we aren't adding much security here
another person made a similar comment.
can you please reference evidence that shows fingerprint biometrics are so easily defeated in the real world. Not in a test lab.
>>>He certainly isn't the most influential practitioner within the field
who would you say the most influential practitioner within the field is?
didn't the reviewer state that explicitly?
just where is the FUD in this review?
and how does that comment connect to this book review?
dude, things take time.
MSFT has done their part. now the end-users need to use that functionality!
>>>> typical biometric "security" systems are so easily broken it's hilarious.
that is 1000% false.
they were never so easy, all the more so now.
Please, give me one, only one example of a biometric system so easily broken it's hilarious!!
conspiracy theory!!!
but that is really why people are so scared of iris and retina readers.
and that is precisely the point schneier is making!!!
>>>>one of the most worrying trends in the computer security world was Bruce Schneier's turn from crypto guru to security consultant.
Read his book and you can understand why exactly he made the jump.
Crypto is one small piece in the security pie. He saw that firsthand.
>>>doesn't seem to seek to empower the community,
so why do 500+ people come when he talks?