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- From: apas611@chpc.utexas.edu (David Boles)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
- Subject: Re: C2 Security
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.151839.4123@chpc.utexas.edu>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 15:18:39 GMT
- References: <terryk.711987309@cc.gatech.edu> <1992Jul24.201426.5137@chpc.utexas.edu> <pathak-270792091637@virtual.mitre.org>
- Organization: The University of Texas System - CHPC
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- In article <pathak-270792091637@virtual.mitre.org> pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul24.201426.5137@chpc.utexas.edu>, apas611@chpc.utexas.edu
- >(David Boles) wrote:
- >>
- >> It seems that security in the orange book sense doesn't make much sense
- >> for most folks however. It focuses on things like loss or alteration
- >> of information. While these things are certainly important, for most
- >
- >I think loss or alteration of information is very important for most folks.
- > Computer related fraud is a multi-billion dollar problem. If businesses
- >took security a bit more seriously, they could probably prevent a fair
- >amount of the fraud. Unfortunately, most corporations either unwilling to
- >pay the price it takes or don't have the personnel who understand security
- >issues.
- >
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- >Heeren Pathak | Television is a device that permits
- >pathak@mitre.org | people who haven't anything to do to
- >Mitre Corporation | watch people who can't do anything.
- >(617) 271-7465 | -- Fred Allen
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-
- Sorry, I must not have made myself clear. I am not saying that loss or
- alteration of information is unimportant. Rather, I am pointing out
- that that is just about _all_ that the Orange Book addresses. Security
- for most people should address all the stuff (well most) of the stuff
- in the Orange Book _plus_ availability issues (and others).
-
- Cheers,
-
- David Boles
-