Re: Security

From: Alun Jones (alun@texis.com)
Date: 02/22/03


From: alun@texis.com (Alun Jones)
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 18:17:56 GMT

In article <c050120f.0302211245.2c96ba14@posting.google.com>,
extralite2000@yahoo.com (ExtraLite) wrote:
>What is something that is impossible to do with regard to IT security
>but if it could be done would make things better/easier??

Allow access to users based on a combination of their proficiency and intent.
This would allow benign hackers to fix other people's systems without allowing
evil ones (or incompetent ones) the ability to damage them.

Next, let's go for Caller IQ on the phone systems...

Alun.
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