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    Senior Member nihil's Avatar
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    You are the weakest link

    An interesting viewpoint:

    The definition of Human Error is 'a mistake made by a person rather than being caused by a poorly designed process or the malfunctioning of a machine such as a computer'
    Human error continues to be the primary cause of information technology (IT) security breaches. In fact, the UK Government has faced repeated embarrassments over lost data, with over 270 data breaches being reported over the past year alone. Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently stated that the government cannot promise the safety of personal data entrusted by the public, citing human error as the reason, so that’s okay then isn’t it? Of course it’s not.
    The article is here:

    http://www.itsecurityportal.com/itse...weakest%20link

    We have the technology...............shame about the staff...........

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    Quote Originally Posted by nihil View Post
    ...shame about the staff...
    Yeah, the HAL 9000 felt the same way.
    “Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” — Will Rogers

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    Machines are going to take over , therefore no "human error" ...
    The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cider View Post
    Machines are going to take over , therefore no "human error" ...
    Machines are build by humans
    Oliver's Law:
    Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

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    Machines are build by humans
    another excellent point

    now we can argue the chicken\egg dilema???

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    Human error continues to be the primary cause of information technology (IT) security breaches
    No **** Sherlock? What was your first clue? Maybe the first rule of networking?

    Rule 1. There are only two things that can destroy a perfectly good, working network: Users and Printers.
    09:F9:11:02:9D:74:E3:5B8:41:56:C5:63:56:88:C0

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    Quote Originally Posted by dinowuff View Post
    Maybe the first rule of networking?

    Rule 1. There are only two things that can destroy a perfectly good, working network: Users and Printers.

    How very true

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64

    Couldn't help but think of this video...
    \"Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink.\"

    -HST

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    Good one Westin....LOL

    I love the binary solo...

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    The kind of security people seek is ultimately impossible to attain.
    We are building a "multi-layered" tower of babel in pursuit of a mirage.
    One day your car will refuse to start, and you will discover that, for security
    reasons, the password you have forgotten cannot be overridden
    for love or money. Three quarters of the human race will be
    effectively shut out of all high tech devices because
    the humans cannot be redesigned to
    make security possible.
    Keep your secrets inside your head, not on networked computers.
    I came in to the world with nothing. I still have most of it.

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