http://ronsigal.sys-con.com/ Latest News from Ron Sigal en Copyright 2009 Ulitzer.com Ulitzer.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:42:08 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://ronsigal.sys-con.com/node/216367 A character on the TV show 'L.A. Law' once said, 'It was the 60s. Safe sex meant keeping the parking brake on.' In the early days of public networks security carried a similar sense of urgency. In fact, the network was its own best defense. One of the authors remembers accommodating a colleague by spending an afternoon plotting the hops, gateways, and contorted syntax necessary to send an e-mail from Brooklyn to Michigan. (How many computer scientists does it take to send an e-mail?)<p><a href="http://ronsigal.sys-con.com/node/216367" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:15:00 EST http://ronsigal.sys-con.com/node/216367 http://ronsigal.sys-con.com/node/216367#feedback