The Security Mentor

Columnist Roger Grimes lays out a simple security policy. When you hear something from your IT department that seems unreasonable, it's because they're following the same reasoning that's in the column.

Will his program really provide security? I thought of five ways around it in a few minutes (make that six, now)(seven)(eight, but it's really just a variation on seven).

What his program would provide is strong defense against all kinds of malware, better defense than you'd get from antivirus and antispyware programs.(nine)(ten). To make the malware protection truly solid you'd need to replace Internet Explorer.(eleven)(twelve)

Combine measures like his with other security measures, the sort from the motherhood and apple pie category, and you should have a pretty smoooth-running organization.(thirteen, but that's mostly science fiction)