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Security by Checklist

Bellovin, Steven Michael

We've all seen the checklists with suggestions for how to secure your system. Many of us have even written them. (I have.) The problem is that security is more complicated than that, and checklists—especially if followed slavishly or enforced without thought—can make matters worse.

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IEEE Security & Privacy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2008.43

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Computer Science
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June 29, 2010