Children are “the enemy” of good IT security, Microsoft researcher warns

SweX · Jul 21, 2013

“Children are a formidable adversary – unlike any other,” says Microsoft security researcher Stuart Schechter in a paper entitled The User is the Enemy, and (S)he Keeps Reaching for the Bright Shiny Power Button. Schechter’s paper is to be presented at the SOUP (Symposium on Usable Privacy Security) conference in Newcastle, UK, next week.

“Children represent a unique challenge to the security and privacy considerations of the home and technology deployed within it,” Schechter writes. “There is a gaping chasm between the traditional approaches technologists apply to problems of security and privacy and the approaches used by those who deal with this adversary on a regular basis.”
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J_L · Jul 23, 2013

Pfff, this is what happens when you give children more (non-virtual) access than they need without education. Change "good" to "lazy traditional", then I'll agree.

As for single-user environments like mobile OS, you're gonna need virtual environments, complex policies, or dual-boot outside of surveillance.

safeguy · Jul 24, 2013

Parental tip: Keep your friends close but keep your "enemies" closer.

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