Bruce Schneier's Sony Rootkit review

Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on January 11, 2006

Bruce Schneier, arguably the most respected computer security expert internationally, has published a review of the Sony Rootkit incident. The casts the story not in fine-grained technical detail, but in terms of the actions and motivations of the various players, particularly the corporate players.

Bad security happens. It always has and it always will. And companies do stupid things; always have and always will. But the reason we buy security products from Symantec, McAfee and others is to protect us from bad security.

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What happens when the creators of malware collude with the very companies we hire to protect us from that malware?

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		Bruce Schneier's Sony Rootkit review Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on January 11, 2006 Bruce Schneier, arguably the most respected computer security expert internationally, has published a review of the Sony Rootkit incident. The casts the story not in fine-grained technical detail, but in terms of the actions and motivations of the various players, particularly the corporate players. Bad security happens. It always has and it always will. And companies do stupid things; always have and always will. But the reason we buy security products from Symantec, McAfee and others is to protect us from bad security. ... What happens when the creators of malware collude with the very companies we hire to protect us from that malware? Bruce Schneier \| Cyber-Security \| Cybersecurity \| Security \| Sony Stuart's blog Login or register to post comments 4150 reads
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