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Gain more clout with these security certifications « KBT Computers — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:37:04 +0000

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Security through diversity | Igniting Startups - nPost — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:11:25 +0000

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By: AnonMuse

AnonMuse — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:14:06 +0000

I've heard that this is was an early version of Tagged did.

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Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:45:19 +0000

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By: traxor

traxor — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:21:42 +0000

I try and use as many passwords as possible but I just tend to get confused.

By: chris dixon

chris dixon — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:10:01 +0000

I do say “I have no doubt that any particular organization can be compromised”

I am just saying diversity helps protect the country as a whole. Related to China, I think you could argue (and I've heard it argued by defense experts) that countries with highly centralized & standardized IT systems are more vulnerable to attack than those that are more distributed. (See LizScott's comment).

By: gbattle

gbattle — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:07:40 +0000

It seems your post today was quite prescient given today's Google vs. China news, however, this news also refutes your claim of security through diversity. The data doesn't support your claim. There is no well-funded, technically savvy, company who has not had a breach of some sort. Zero. Google's bold enough to just admit it in public. As long as there are locked doors, there will be locksmiths.

By: LizScott

LizScott — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:47:25 +0000

Interesting. I work in the DoD space, and while we routinely lament the many disparate systems we have to work with, it does add an element of cyber security that is not normally mentioned.

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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:00:25 +0000

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By: David Semeria

David Semeria — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:23:09 +0000

This is possibly the only plausible upside to the (relatively) standard-less web we have created.

Even then, wikipedia lists only 6 types of web server servicing over 1 million sites. If, over time, you can get a sleeper on most of them – you can kill the web.