In the third episode of the Silver Bullet Security Podcast, Gary talks with Marcus Ranum, who is an acclaimed security guru widely credited with inventing the proxy firewall. Marcus and Gary discuss why Marcus thinks we’re not making progress in the computer security field, how common sense would help computer security, Richard Feynman, and power tools for home repair and improvement.

• A partial transcript of the interview in IEEE Security & Privacy
• Ranum.com
• BlackHat Keynote ‘97 (MP3)
• The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
• Old West Snake Oil
• Patch Tuesday
• Richard Feynman
• DeWalt cordless screwdriver
• Subscribe to IEEE Security & Privacy

 

 Show 003 - An Interview with Marcus Ranum [22:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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