Lavabit and End-point Security

[sean@alexan.org (Sean Alexandre)]

On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 08:55:42AM -0700, Andy Isaacson wrote:
> Security doesn't work that way.  Keeping your system secure is like
> walking a tightrope across a gorge filled with ravenous tigers every
> morning.  There are a billion ways to fuck up and get owned/eaten by the
> tigers, and asking someone who's successfully walked the tightrope every
> day for 40 years "tell me your secret?" completely misses the point.
> 
> The expert can share advice and point out when you're about to step off
> the tightrope, but no kind of advice can substitute for your own caution
> and experience.  Pretending that a magic balance bar, or a magic
> technique that can be applied without careful thought, or a magic shoe
> that will make you stick to the rope, will save you is the kind of thing
> that works in a fairy tale but not in real life.

I'm simply advocating for resources that would help sys admins develop the
skills they need. Nothing more.