bogi wrote:
An easy way to be secure: don't use the internet! What, that defeats the point of a home computer, you say? Well, I guess you can't have easy-of-use, security, and a large number of features. In my experience, security is not a set destination; it is different for everyone.http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/05/19/computer.security.ap/index.html
A good reading, specially for usability and security groups and developers. Cheers Szemir
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For example: If your router blocks all incoming ports by default (which most do, I think), then you shouldn't complain when something doesn't work. Usually, you can change that setting, but you must know what a port is, and have a very basic understanding of how the internet works. Trying to make a program that is easy to use, secure, and not horribly limited is impossible. The computers at my school are "secure". In this case, "secure" can be translated to mean "hobbled to the point of being nearly useless". In this case, the school picked "easy to use" and "security" instead of "useful". My linux server is secure. Because I am technologically-capable, I chose to take "security" and "useful" instead of "easy-to-use".
If anyone can think of an application that is all three of the attributes listed above, please tell me.
Regards,
Andrew
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