Tag: training

  • Complexity: enemy of Security

    There is a lot to be said for the old maxim of KISS: “Keep It Simple, Stupid”. The complexity of modern systems often masks flaws that the creators of those systems do not notice, especially when several separate systems interact in complex ways. But someone may find them eventually, and if you’re lucky then it

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  • Novel Training Techniques: Public Key Exchanges

    I’ve run a few training courses with novel techniques for getting memorable lessons across. Here’s another. Nancy Pierpan: You trust me. Why on earth would you trust me? Johnny Worricker: Because that’s the job. Deciding whom to trust. That’s what the job is. — Page 8 Knowing whom to trust is difficult. If it wasn’t,

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  • Novel Training Techniques: The “Remember” Command

    “Experience varies directly with equipment ruined” was a useful mantra for getting through undergraduate physics labs. And it can be applied in other areas too. Back in the 1990s I ran a few classes to teach people about Linux. They needed to rapidly understand that with power came immense destructive capability, so with each student

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