Let a Hundred Flowers Blossom

December 3rd, 2009 admin

I know many of us work in large, diverse organizations. The larger or more complex the organization, the more difficult it is to enforce uniform security countermeasures. The larger the population to be “secure,” the more likely exceptions will bloom. Any standard tends to devolve to the least common denominator. There are some exceptions, such as FDCC , but I do not know how…


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