Security From A To Z

Haruki Soma writes, "Unearthed: An A to Z guide to security — from antivirus to zero-day. The writer includes the latest on the UK's newly updated Computer Misuse Act. She also pokes around rootkits, IM, and spyware, pens an ode to Gary McKinnon (aka the NASA hacker, in the 'E is for Extradition' entry), probes Google-induced Spear Phishing, and takes a look back at the Love Bug and Jaschan's Sasser." Security pros won't find much new here, but the rest of us might learn a thing or two.

that sounds pretty simple.

[User 956]

If we had only known that all along, there were only 26 things to know about with regards to Security, we wouldn't have had to hire that consultant!

FUD Anyone?

[gt_mattex]

FTA

Be afraid. Threats to corporate security are everywhere. Just when you thought your network was safe from hackers, along came wi-fi - or your iPod-wielding workforce - and opened a whole new can of worms.

Security is by its nature ever-evolving. Just as one threat is apparently locked down, another springs up to take its place - or an old one rears its head in a new form. Grappling with this malicious hydra it's no wonder the security space spawns new terms and phrases at a rate of knots - and you're supposed to keep up with them all.

I'm guessing the average reader will either be a) a techy who'll read it for kicks or b) joe shmoe who is duped (read FUD) into buying it.

Forgot the most important K or U factors

[Anonymous Coward]

Out of all his points the writer left out the most important factor of them all and that small detail makes the whole thing useless to me. What happened to "Knowing your system" or perhaps "Understanding the environment you're on" ?

'You' maybe the weakest link to him with regards to passwords or trickery, but if you know what you're doing you'll decrease that risk factor tremendously.