If you want to improve IT security, think like a hacker.
When Consumer Reports put anti-virus products to the test last month, they did so with a twist: they created new viruses. The response to this has mostly been negative, with AV and anti-spyware vendors crying foul.
What’s been missed in the hoopla, however, is that Consumer Reports did the right thing. Maybe it’s not ethical to introduce new viruses to the world, but any organization hoping to protect its network from intruders should take a cue from Consumer Reports . When thinking about security, start by thinking like an intruder.
This is not novel advice. Scan the bookshelves of any executive’s office, and chances are you’ll see Sun Tzu’s Art of War. One of its most quoted passages? “Know thy enemy and know thyself, find naught in fear for 100 battles.” Hacking Your Way to Better Security
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