Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:09:34 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning |
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> Sure, but what's the point of partial security? It seems to me you're > not secure until you're fully secure, so why bother with almost? > > Every bug caught with the debuggers is one caught, yay :-) > > Every virus let through is a pawned system, aww :-(
Every bug missed is a crash. Security is not an absolute. If I burst into your office with a machine gun and ask you for the password your security system probably fails ...
Security is a risk/reward model.
Alan
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