Computer Security Applications Conference

From an article written by Jennifer Mears, from Networkworld.com, the Computer Security Applications Conference in Arizona, had as it main theme, the need for consumers to find a balance between being able to use computers in a way that is user-friendly but secure as well.

A systems administer with named Marcus White, employed by Bechtel-Nevada summed up quite eloquently, the problems that users face:

"It helps to hear what people are doing. The issue with security is if you put in too much security, it's too cumbersome and restrictive. What I'm seeing here is people are trying to find a balance between security and usability”, stated Mr. White.

Besides this issue, the chair for the conference Dan Thomsen, felt that the conference was quite a success.

What we do here is let other people hear about these efforts, not only other researchers, but also people in companies and in the government”, stated Thomsen.