Ken Xie Quotes

We must have the strictest adherence to security procedures to protect against compromise by hostile foreign powers.

We have a reliable computerized network devoted to counterterrorist activities.

While there have been terrific advances in the state of technology around heuristics, behavior blocking, and things like that, technology is only a part of the approach to solving the problem with the more important aspect involving putting the right process in place.

I learned the technology and tradecraft of electronic security in self defense, with a lot of expert help.

Nothing is absolute in security.

You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.

Data leaks are impossible to reverse, so the best strategy is to prevent intruders from having prolonged, unfettered access to the systems in the first place.

Security today is important, but 90 percent of security involves other co functions of government.

Too many public and private entities simply don't take advantage of tools already at their disposal to protect themselves from hackers. No amount of information sharing will help solve that problem.

Security is job number one for Intel and our industry.

Deviants from around the world are trying to 'beat' our system every day. We have to proactively identify suspicious behavior and quarantine users until additional verification steps can be taken.

Every single company knows that there is more that they can do to keep themselves safe from cyber-crime.

The question is, really, does the nonexistence of another attack prove that the programs that are in place are working?

I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot.

First, our focus on security is on the infrastructure itself. So it is all about how you protect the network, the device, and the application that is riding on the server.

Most people assume that once security software is installed, they're protected. This isn't the case. It's critical that companies be proactive in thinking about security on a long-term basis.

Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back.

They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the whole security infrastructure.

You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond.

It was immediately clear to me that security was a cross-cutting issue, so rather than dividing the space up in parallel with each of the other areas, I wanted security cut across the areas in addition to having its own content.

Use a personal firewall. Configure it to prevent other computers, networks and sites from connecting to you, and specify which programs are allowed to connect to the net automatically.

I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'.

This program has been successful in detecting and preventing attacks inside the United States.

It's as if our electric grid didn't even have fences around it. This is disgraceful what we do, and what we don't do, to protect the Internet.

'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'