Computer Security, The Next 50 Years

bariswheel writes "Alan Cox, fellow at Red Hat Linux, gives a short-and-sweet talk at the European OSCON on the The Next 50 Years of Computer Security. Implementations of modularity, Trusted Computing hardware, 'separation of secrets,' and overcoming the challenge of users not reading dialog boxes, will be crucial milestones as we head on to the future. He states: "As security improves, we need to keep building things which are usable, which are turned on by default, which means understanding users is the target for the next 50 years. You don't buy a car with optional bumpers. You can have a steering wheel fitted if you like, but it comes with a spike by default." All of this has to be shipped in a way that doesn't stop the user from doing things."

Oh, but we know...

[ericdano]

Oh, but we know that Microsoft will be on top of the game. For sure. Absolutely. Windows 2050 will be THE safest, THE most secure version of Windows yet.

Re:Oh, but we know...

[Alcimedes]

Available in 2075. No, really this time. We're serious.

Computer Security ,The Next 50 Years

[Quirk]

"In the long run we'll all be dead."

J.M.Keynes [wikipedia.org]

Shave and a haircut

[grammar fascist]

Did anybody click on the article (yeah, yeah, I know) and actually look at that guy? I respect him, really I do - and the first thing I thought was, "Buddy, you really need to shave."

He's got to do something about the scrag before someone misidentifies him and his hoary mug ends up on Coast-to-Coast AM's web site. Or worse, someone mistakes him for Saint IGNUcious [stallman.org].

Re:Educating users

[aero2600-5]

Start a fire for a man, and he'll be warm all night. Set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Aero

Computer Security, The Next 50 Years???

[Maljin Jolt]

Yes, let's hope someone will actually invent some in that period. For I am afraid my graveyard identity could be stolen...

Re:Haskell.

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm not convinced that the Haskell language is any more secure or trustworthy. Eddie was always saying the "right" thing to the auditors (Ward & June), but in the next breath would use words or perform actions that would get the average users (Wally, Beaver, Lumpy, etc) into "dangerous" situations.