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Archive for the 'Risk' Category

The C-I-A Triad – weighed and found wanting

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Believe it or not, the field of Information Security has changed! Foundational concepts, such as the traditional C-I-A triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability) are being challenged and supplanted by a more inclusive model known as the Parkerian Hexad [1]. The Parkerian Hexad augments the traditional C-I-A triad by adding three elements. The result is a […]

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The psychology of risk perception

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

I guess that I’m on a Bruce Schneier kick this week.  My last post was related to an article that he wrote about New York City’s upcoming ability to accept camera phone images and videos in their 911 centers.
Today I’ve been reading and pondering another article by Bruce about how psychology plays into people’s perception […]

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