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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Subject: Re: Canal+ crash
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 01:04:44 -0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <v7hmrc$3p5q7$8@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: v7fuqu$3fihj$1@dont-email.me

On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 11:08:47 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> On 2024-07-20 09:43, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:23:11 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>> 
>>> It is about the fundamental principle that security cannot be added on
>>> top of an insecure system.
>> 
>> Actually, it can. Notice how the Internet itself is horribly insecure,
>> yet we are capable of running secure applications and protocols on top
>> of it.
> 
> Why on earth do we need security updates?

Because computer systems are complex, and new bugs keep being discovered 
all the time.

> Do you update your screwdriver each week?

I don’t depend on my screwdriver to keep my bank account secure.

  reply	other threads:[~2024-07-21  1:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-07-19 21:41 Canal+ crash Nicolas Paul Colin de Glocester
2024-07-20  7:23 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-20  7:43   ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-07-20  9:08     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-21  1:04       ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro [this message]
2024-07-21  7:22         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-21  8:00           ` Niklas Holsti
2024-07-21  9:10             ` J-P. Rosen
2024-07-21  9:34               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-21 11:11                 ` Nicolas Paul Colin de Glocester
2024-07-21 21:53               ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-07-22  6:36                 ` J-P. Rosen
2024-07-23  1:48                   ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-07-21  9:19             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-21 11:31               ` Niklas Holsti
2024-07-21 16:49                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-21 21:55                   ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-07-21 21:52           ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-07-22  7:16             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-23  1:49               ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
2024-07-23  7:06                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-07-23  8:36                   ` Lawrence D'Oliveiro
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