LinuxSecurity.com: Security Conscious Reminders

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 21, 2002

“As the days pass in 2002, folks in the corporate world and even
in their home networks are realizing that security is a necessity.
I don’t need to be telling you this since you are reading this
article from a security related website. But I would like to take a
few moments just to re-emphasize the need, not only for security,
but also to pass the word along about just how import of a concept
security really is.

“In the past few days, there has been a thread of messages from
the Security Basics mailing list that has been in reference to a
quote by Richard Clarke, the presidential advisor on cybersecurity.
I believe this quote defines the government stance of
cybersecurity. The quote reads as follows:

“‘If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, then you will
be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be hacked…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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