Security is Broken

Google Tech Talks
October 11, 2006

Rik Farrow

ABSTRACT
Our computer security model is broken. Worse yet, it never really has worked at all well, and is even less suitable for today's uses. In this talk, I explore the history behind the design of the current security both in hardware and operating systems. Instead of evolving a more secure model over time, system designers have actually managed to make things worse, creating insecurity in depth. Most of today's systems are single user machines: certainly desktops and laptops, but also most servers. The current security model was not designed to protect users from themselves, and this goes a long way towards understanding why security is so...

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[libertarianjury]

Wow. Really neat presentation! In the approaching transhuman era, I expect that medical research will necessitate the solution to these security issues. You don't want someone to sieze control of your cochlear implant, but you especially don't want someone to sieze control of your parkinson's disease-control implant, etc... When we get to true human supermodification, the issue will demand a solution, because noone goes from optimal security (unamplified human) to sub-optimal willingly.

[emamine]

great presentation

[irocx29]

yes