The great computer security debate: what is the biggest problem in computer security, the software or the users? It’s important because the answer determines what we do to try to fix it. Two experts (and a mass of ZDNet readers) weigh in on the subject.
My opinion (and a pretty strong one) is that both are part of the problem, and any solution must involve both as well. Users cause more of the problem these days than they did in, for example, 1998 — but that’s at least partly because the software is a lot more secure these days and there are a lot more non-technical computer users.
Software hasn’t gotten to the point where it is smart enough to outwit a dumb person yet. 😉
You might be surprised. I’ve heard of a person who argued with an Eliza program for hours without ever cluing in (and wasn’t it you who told me about that?). But admittedly it’s rare, so far.
It wasn’t hours, but it was a while.