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The whole article is an interesting read, and as another comment here already pointed out, it links to other good online content. I think that the article's poi
by tokenadult 12y ago
The whole article is an interesting read, and as another comment here already pointed out, it links to other good online content. I think that the article's point about online security is a healthy reminder for many Hacker News readers:
"The seven persuasion principles might be as old as the hills, but Stajano says they are often ignored by security experts, who are as likely to blame security breaches on the people using their systems as they are to blame the scammers. 'Too many security professionals think: users are such a pain – my system would be super-secure if only users behaved in the proper way,' he says. He is trying to persuade experts that they need to make security systems that work in harmony with – not despite - the way we behave."
We have to deal with human nature as it is, not as we wish it to be, if we are to make progress in computer and Internet security.
- PhantomGremlin 12y ago> We have to deal with human nature as it is, not as we wish it to be Yes, exactly. Security professionals should be forced to write this out in longhand about 100 times every week, just so they don't forget. I know many people who have used computers for 20 or 30 years, but who are still "clueless" in my "computer nerd" opinion. That's because normal users just want to use computers as a tool to solve problems they're interested in. Normal people are interested in the destination, computer nerds are interested in the journey.