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Murphy's Law and Computer Security
Wietse Venema, Eindhoven University of Technology
This paper discusses lessons learned from a selection of computer security problems that have surfaced in the recent past, and that are likely to show up again in the future. Examples are taken from security advisories and from unpublished loopholes in the author's own work.
BibTeX
@inproceedings {260644,
author = {Wietse Venema},
title = {Murphy{\textquoteright}s Law and Computer Security},
booktitle = {6th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 96)},
year = {1996},
address = {San Jose, CA},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/6th-usenix-security-symposium/murphys-law-and-computer-security},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jul
}
author = {Wietse Venema},
title = {Murphy{\textquoteright}s Law and Computer Security},
booktitle = {6th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security 96)},
year = {1996},
address = {San Jose, CA},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/6th-usenix-security-symposium/murphys-law-and-computer-security},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jul
}