1) A researcher or an MD has time. I know that for sure. I do not know the details of the Univ. of Washington incident in the Pathology Department, but I know that when a profesional as an MD or a PhD wants to venture into the field of computing and Medical informatics, he needs to act responsibly. some stay the whole night to complete a 15 min. presentaion. There is no room for mistakes; as a professional, you are expected to know what you are doing.
2) Same as above.
3) I have a friend who established a Medical Informatics company. He is an MD with a good knowledge in computers. After installing Red Hat on his server, it was hacked in less than an hour! He switched to NT (!). The unused ports can be blocked by third party software as "WinRoute Pro" by Tiny Software (http://www.tinysoftare.com/). I do not know what software is avilable for Linux, but the one managing the PC is expected to detect such a breach.
An automated system for updates would be nice.
There is still a lot of ignorance in the medical community. One article on the British Medical Journal addressed the usage of open source:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7267/976
I found this article stupid (with all my respect to the author). Do they expect people to provide free software for a high income industry?
I think that the author of the article is dreaming.
I think that you are in the wrong site!
You probably wanted to post on the Microsoft site, whatever that thing is!
:)
Linux is becoming more user friendly with time. It is true that Win2k is more stable than Win98 or NT, but the only reason Miscrosoft improved its products is Linux.
I was wondering about the disadvantages of open source systems.
The problem is in security bugs (as in Red Hat) with people who are not IT professionals. One incident is the one at University of Washington Medical Center where a hacker gained access to thousands of medical records and confidential patient data. The start was with a Linux server in the Pathology Department:
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/122
The frequent updates are great, but I am thinking that some updates are starting to resemble those of Internet Explorer; in the IE case, less than 5% of users have the time or awareness to update their browsers and operating system. In Linux, a minority will face this problem, but it seems that it is the same issue.
I know that this is a bit different than the above topic, but I think that this problem will be more apparent with time.
The news is present at the site of Electronic Privacy Information Center:
http://www.epic.org/
Clinton's statement is @:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/hot_releases/Nov ember_4_2000.html
This act is one of much more which did. I do not know if you have any personal reasons against him, but he is not the first president who lied about "PERSONAL STUFF". The fact that had f*cked in the white house is not a crime; he is not the first and will not be that last one to do it.
He is the smartest president you will get in more that 30 years. He did his best to serve this country and in no way did he intend to do it any harm.
It is unfortunate that the majority of the population are either brain washed by the media, or have their pockets as their main interest.
You seem to be one of those!
This act is one of much more which did. Ii do not know if you have any personal reasons against him, but he is not the first president who lied about "PERSONAL STUFF". The fact that had f*cked in the white house is not a crime; he is not the first and will not be that last one to do it.
He is the smartest president you will get in more that 30 years. He did his best to serve this country and in no way did he intend to do it any harm.
It is unfortunate that the majority of the population are either brain washed by the media, or have their pockets as their main interest.
But the laws which needs to be changed are still there. The worrisome thing is that laws which violate some civil rights and others which give government agencies wide authorities are being made faster than they are blocked!!
The FBI has the right to detain an emigrant without revealing any evidence.
This happened with a guy in the US who was accused to be a terrorist. After three years in PRISON without knowing why he was held, it came out that the evidence was that his X-wife presented this false claim to the FBI. This is a true story.
In the Chinese scientist case, the data which he downloaded was not classified at that time. It was classified retrospectively!
This vito came in a good right time, but it is not enough.
The elections in the coming few days will decide a lot of things especially for civil rights, privacy, health,....
It is too bad that Ralph Nader has no chance of getting there; the way I see it is that the more votes he gets, the more his voice will be heard and the better will be the outlook.
Things will not follow in the US, at least for now. The results of the presidential elections will change the lag period. If the G.W.Bush wins, you may expect the US to follow within 5 years or less. If Gore wins, it may take 10 years or more and only after we start using gene therapy more effectively.
There are two reasons:
first, there are no patient rights in the UK. If you have a medico-legal problem, most likely you will lose and if awarded any damages, it is a very low amount. You may expect things to get worse in the UK!
The NHS is an example of the government priorities in the UK. If you haven't lived in the UK or if you do not have some insider details of it, you can imagine it as an OLD LARGE RUSTY MACHINE waiting to cash down.
I am saying this out of practice and personal experience.
Second, in the US, it is quiet the opposite. Now we are seeing the return of the patient bill of rights and a drive to restrict the influence of large companies (HMOs) in patient management. This can be noticed in the recent Mc Cane "phenomenon". Furthermore, medical insurance is and will be a major topic in the next presidency term; even Bush(!) will not dare support such a legislation.
In summary, if you are planing to visit the UK, put sickness in the bottom of your list!
Most of he comments I have read critisize this new program as if it will be replacing PGP.
I have noticed that the program details are not addressed. From what I have read, SafeMessage is not as safe as PGP.
Security has many factors. The online transit rout is only a small component. An adequatly encrypted message will protect the contents from the risks of traditional transit as long as the authenticity of the Public Keys have been verrified. The second and probably more important component is that related to the security of the sending and of the receiving clients. These are mentioned in the PGP and RSA manuals. Not only the adequate passphrase is important, but also the physical security of the computer; furthermore, keyloggers and spying software are an emerging problem. Another thing related to the client is the PGP program itself especially with the recently discovered bug!
PGPnet can be used to have a secure connection to an other IP address.
SafeMessage is not as safe as PGP if it is safe at all, but PGP also has its weakness points.
Until the details of the program are well known SafeMessage may be easier to use for some people.
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1) A researcher or an MD has time. I know that for sure. I do not know the details of the Univ. of Washington incident in the Pathology Department, but I know that when a profesional as an MD or a PhD wants to venture into the field of computing and Medical informatics, he needs to act responsibly. some stay the whole night to complete a 15 min. presentaion. There is no room for mistakes; as a professional, you are expected to know what you are doing.
2) Same as above.
3) I have a friend who established a Medical Informatics company. He is an MD with a good knowledge in computers. After installing Red Hat on his server, it was hacked in less than an hour! He switched to NT (!). The unused ports can be blocked by third party software as "WinRoute Pro" by Tiny Software (http://www.tinysoftare.com/). I do not know what software is avilable for Linux, but the one managing the PC is expected to detect such a breach.
An automated system for updates would be nice.
There is still a lot of ignorance in the medical community. One article on the British Medical Journal addressed the usage of open source:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7267/97
I found this article stupid (with all my respect to the author). Do they expect people to provide free software for a high income industry?
I think that the author of the article is dreaming.
I think that you are in the wrong site!
You probably wanted to post on the Microsoft site, whatever that thing is!
:)
Linux is becoming more user friendly with time. It is true that Win2k is more stable than Win98 or NT, but the only reason Miscrosoft improved its products is Linux.
This is good news..
I was wondering about the disadvantages of open source systems.
The problem is in security bugs (as in Red Hat) with people who are not IT professionals. One incident is the one at University of Washington Medical Center where a hacker gained access to thousands of medical records and confidential patient data. The start was with a Linux server in the Pathology Department:
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/122
The frequent updates are great, but I am thinking that some updates are starting to resemble those of Internet Explorer; in the IE case, less than 5% of users have the time or awareness to update their browsers and operating system. In Linux, a minority will face this problem, but it seems that it is the same issue.
I know that this is a bit different than the above topic, but I think that this problem will be more apparent with time.
The news is present at the site of Electronic Privacy Information Center: http://www.epic.org/ Clinton's statement is @: http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/hot_releases/Nov ember_4_2000.html
This act is one of much more which did. I do not know if you have any personal reasons against him, but he is not the first president who lied about "PERSONAL STUFF". The fact that had f*cked in the white house is not a crime; he is not the first and will not be that last one to do it. He is the smartest president you will get in more that 30 years. He did his best to serve this country and in no way did he intend to do it any harm. It is unfortunate that the majority of the population are either brain washed by the media, or have their pockets as their main interest. You seem to be one of those!
This act is one of much more which did. Ii do not know if you have any personal reasons against him, but he is not the first president who lied about "PERSONAL STUFF". The fact that had f*cked in the white house is not a crime; he is not the first and will not be that last one to do it.
He is the smartest president you will get in more that 30 years. He did his best to serve this country and in no way did he intend to do it any harm.
It is unfortunate that the majority of the population are either brain washed by the media, or have their pockets as their main interest.
This is good news. I have read it in www.epic.org
....
But the laws which needs to be changed are still there. The worrisome thing is that laws which violate some civil rights and others which give government agencies wide authorities are being made faster than they are blocked!!
The FBI has the right to detain an emigrant without revealing any evidence.
This happened with a guy in the US who was accused to be a terrorist. After three years in PRISON without knowing why he was held, it came out that the evidence was that his X-wife presented this false claim to the FBI. This is a true story.
In the Chinese scientist case, the data which he downloaded was not classified at that time. It was classified retrospectively!
This vito came in a good right time, but it is not enough.
The elections in the coming few days will decide a lot of things especially for civil rights, privacy, health,
It is too bad that Ralph Nader has no chance of getting there; the way I see it is that the more votes he gets, the more his voice will be heard and the better will be the outlook.
Things will not follow in the US, at least for now. The results of the presidential elections will change the lag period. If the G.W.Bush wins, you may expect the US to follow within 5 years or less. If Gore wins, it may take 10 years or more and only after we start using gene therapy more effectively.
There are two reasons:
first, there are no patient rights in the UK. If you have a medico-legal problem, most likely you will lose and if awarded any damages, it is a very low amount. You may expect things to get worse in the UK!
The NHS is an example of the government priorities in the UK. If you haven't lived in the UK or if you do not have some insider details of it, you can imagine it as an OLD LARGE RUSTY MACHINE waiting to cash down.
I am saying this out of practice and personal experience.
Second, in the US, it is quiet the opposite. Now we are seeing the return of the patient bill of rights and a drive to restrict the influence of large companies (HMOs) in patient management. This can be noticed in the recent Mc Cane "phenomenon". Furthermore, medical insurance is and will be a major topic in the next presidency term; even Bush(!) will not dare support such a legislation.
In summary, if you are planing to visit the UK, put sickness in the bottom of your list!
Most of he comments I have read critisize this new program as if it will be replacing PGP.
I have noticed that the program details are not addressed. From what I have read, SafeMessage is not as safe as PGP.
Security has many factors. The online transit rout is only a small component. An adequatly encrypted message will protect the contents from the risks of traditional transit as long as the authenticity of the Public Keys have been verrified. The second and probably more important component is that related to the security of the sending and of the receiving clients. These are mentioned in the PGP and RSA manuals. Not only the adequate passphrase is important, but also the physical security of the computer; furthermore, keyloggers and spying software are an emerging problem. Another thing related to the client is the PGP program itself especially with the recently discovered bug!
PGPnet can be used to have a secure connection to an other IP address.
SafeMessage is not as safe as PGP if it is safe at all, but PGP also has its weakness points.
Until the details of the program are well known SafeMessage may be easier to use for some people.