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ITNOW 2007 49(3):6-7; doi:10.1093/itnow/bwl128
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© 2007 The British Computer Society

Focus: Future of IT

Close your eyes, forget the iris print

Ken Munro

managing director of SecureTest, looks at the future failings of IT security measures, demonstrating that there really is no substitute for educating your staff on good security practice and password management.

Correspondence: Ken Munro can be contacted at: ken.munro{at}securetest.com


  Abstract

The security industry is always looking for the silver bullet – a solution which can protect data from malicious attackers and miscreants, poorly coded applications and lazy security practices. Emerging technologies always claim to be bigger, better and faster, but contrary to expectations, they offer no more protection than the humble password. Indeed many of these futuristic solutions have their own fallibilities and will struggle to cut it as standalone solutions.


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