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Re: Tomorrow's ISSA talk
From: dan () geer org
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:00:40 -0500
Gregg Dippold writes to Dave Aitel:
Apoptosis is effective due to the modular nature of the body and the relatively low cost of cells. We need to engineer higher levels of modularity into our systems. When you look at the cell and the diffusion rates across the membrane some approach the limits of physics. We have a long way to go in our systems to equal that at a low cost and include self-replication. One other thought a 3 day fast will regenerate the immune system and improve it by getting stems cells to regenerate the white blood cells (google longo+fasting+chemotherapy). What's the metaphorical equivalent of that? Cut IT's budget to zero for a quarter, remove all the legacy systems and let them purchase new ones?
Slight side note: With a colleague we run the Index of Cyber Security, a survey-based monthly risk assessment constructed much like the Consumer Confidence Index merged with the Purchasing Managers Index. Same questions every month, and so forth (see cybersecurityindex.org and, YES, we are always looking for participants who know things through direct operational responsibility for security; participants and only participants get our detailed reports. Be in touch). We also ask one extra question each month. Thirty+ months ago we asked what percentage of the respondent's current installed security products would they buy again if starting over today. The composite answer: 64%, which is to say 36% would be dropped if starting over. (As several respondents pointed out, getting something in an enterprise's security suite dropped is harder than getting it added, organizaitonally speaking.) --dan _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list Dailydave () lists immunityinc com https://lists.immunityinc.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave
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