InfoWorld - Security Adviser: 5 ways computer security has truly advanced

Security isn't all gloom and doom. Amid the progress today, these four developments in particular have made us safer

By Roger A. Grimes
MAY 27, 2014

As you may know, I like to rant about the poor state of computer security. I have reason to, because each year it appears we're losing the battle as more and more systems get exploited. We can't seem to take care of the simple stuff, like requiring better passwords or fixing DNS (who among you has enabled DNSSec?), much less the hard work it will take to make substantial improvements in the state of security.

Yet we've had some real wins -- and I don't talk about them enough. Here are some of the security advancements that have made a real difference.

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