The Security Mentor

Tim Mullen argues in The Register that "The solution [to security problems] is for the end user to start caring".

He wrote the column to rebut "Stop Blaming the Victims", a Wall Street Journal column by Walter Mossberg.

Since then others have argued that Mullen was unrealistic. The "joat" (Jack Of All Trades) blog (recommend it to your technical friends) carried a stinging rebuke.

All these arguments are useless. Fixing blame is for lawyers. Winners fix problems.

You, the end user, can contribute to fixing security problems. You can substitute street smarts for technical wizardry. Your common sense will take you a long way.