The Problem With Current Security Assesments
"On one end: highly formal assurance
ÐCommon Criteria:
¥Extremely expensive: about $1M for initial assessment
¥Meaningless answer:
Ð3 bits: EAL0-7
ÐA Òhigh assuranceÓ OS can be rooted the next day by a buffer overflow
ÐSo how much of this is ÒenoughÓ?
"On the other end: Bugtraq Whack-a-mole
ÐChronic chain of ÒgotchaÓ vulnerability disclosures
ÐEach disclosure tells you that you are not secure, but when you are secure is undecided
ÐNot very helpful :)