As a CIO in my day job, I can tell you we come across a lot of blunders that will age you ten years if you don’t build in safeguards. Here’s a great piece that breaks it all down in a simple format: “The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security.” Maybe I’m a sucker for lists, but this is a good read if you wrestle with security.

“Let me introduce you to the six dumbest ideas in computer security. What are they? They’re the anti-good ideas. They’re the brain damage that makes your $100,000 ASIC-based turbo-stateful packet-mulching firewall transparent to hackers. Where do anti-good ideas come from? They come from misguided attempts to do the impossible - which is another way of saying “trying to ignore reality.” Frequently those misguided attempts are sincere efforts by well-meaning people or companies who just don’t fully understand the situation, but other times it’s just a bunch of savvy entrepreneurs with a well-marketed piece of junk they’re selling to make a fast buck.”

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