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The Security Mindset

Uncle Milton Industries has been selling ant farms to children since 
1956. Some years ago, I remember opening one up with a friend. There 
were no actual ants included in the box. Instead, there was a card that 
you filled in with your address, and the company would mail you some 
ants. My friend expressed surprise that you could get ants sent to you 
in the mail.

I replied: "What's really interesting is that these people will send a 
tube of live ants to anyone you tell them to."

The security mindset is a valuable skill that everyone can benefit from,
regardless of career path.


SmartWater
http://www.smartwater.com/products/securitySolutions.html
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/02/smart_water.html

CSE484:
http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/484/08wi/
http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2007/11/22/why-a-computer-security-course-blog/ 
or http://tinyurl.com/3m94ag

CSE484 blog:
http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/
http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/category/security-reviews/
http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/14/security-review-michaels-toyota-service-center/ 
or http://tinyurl.com/456b5y

Britney Spears' medical records:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23640143

This essay originally appeared on Wired.com.
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/03/securitymatters_0320 
or http://tinyurl.com/2lkg5f

Comments:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1268
http://blog.ungullible.com/2008/03/hacking-yourself-to-ungullibility-part.html 
or http://tinyurl.com/3fl9np
http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2008-03-21-security-is-mathematics.html 
or http://tinyurl.com/34y2en