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If we define data that can't be accessed by anyone as secure, throwing disks in a furnace is how you achieve security. I don't think this definition is very he

by guappa 2y ago

If we define data that can't be accessed by anyone as secure, throwing disks in a furnace is how you achieve security. I don't think this definition is very helpful though. So I prefer the one where the entities that need to have access still can access.

latexr 2y ago
> I don't think this definition is very helpful though. Because it’s a straw man, and straw men aren’t helpful for discussion. No one is suggesting making data wholly inaccessible. Data that you cannot access “at any time and in any circumstances” (author’s words) can still be secure. A fairer analogy would have been storing disks in a locked safe in your home. It’s not as convenient to access it, but it is secure. Should you do that for all your data? No, but neither have I advocated for that. I very clearly stated that I think it’s OK to have different levels of protection for different types of data.