Securing All the Things

Prioritizing security for home networks and small businesses

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I’m thinking about a new series of blog posts, Connecting to Clouds, to help small businesses and home users implement basic security. How fast I can get to this depends on a few factors. But first, let me explain something about my own company’s security. Because nobody’s perfect, and even security professionals have to balance competing objectives.

The security practitioner’s dilemma

Have you ever heard this riddle? You are in a small town. Two barbers exist. You need a haircut, so you take a look at each barbershop. The first one is immaculate. The floor is perfectly swept. All the barber’s tools and products are in perfect order. The chairs are aligned. The barber has a very nice haircut.

Then you walk to the other shop. Here you see an establishment in disarray. The barber hasn’t swept up the hair on the floor from the last haircut. You see tools and products scattered and strewn about on the…