• DocumentCode
    1130462
  • Title

    Security by Checklist

  • Author

    Bellovin, Steve

  • Author_Institution
    Columbia University
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    88
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    We´ve all seen the checklists with suggestions for how to secure your system. Many of us have even written them. (I have.) The problem is that security is more complicated than that, and checklists—especially if followed slavishly or enforced without thought—can make matters worse.
  • Keywords
    Clear Text; passwords; security; security checklists;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2008.43
  • Filename
    4489860