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September 19, 2003

The Security Metaphor

Seth Gordon suggests that the metaphors by which we talk about computer security are misleading. It's not war and it's not a disease. It's a con game.

Posted by D. Weinberger at September 19, 2003 12:12 PM

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Man!! it is fare away not a game!!!

Posted by: Fedor Hurb | October 3, 2003 06:59 AM


Yes, I agree with you.

Posted by: antispam | December 16, 2003 01:05 AM

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