We need to design [systems] with the assumption they will operate in an unsafe environment. We need to manage passwords better, so that we no longer have “Elvis” as a password anywhere in the world.
Predictor: Gove, Ronald A.
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Computerworld, Gary Anthes writes about the statements made by attendees at a recent conference on information warfare, quoting Ronald Gove of Science Applications International. Anthes writes: ”Solutions: ‘We need to design [systems] with the assumption they will operate in an unsafe environment. We need to manage passwords better, so that we no longer have ‘Elvis’ as a password anywhere in the world.’ – Ronald A. Gove, vice president, Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va.”
Date of prediction: October 2, 1995
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Language/Interface/Software
Name of publication: Computerworld
Title, headline, chapter name: Security Pundits Weigh War Threat
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 29, Issue 40, Page 71 ISSN: 00104841
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