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August 16, 2010
Follow The Leader: NSA Security Guidance
By Taylor Gillespie
Most all new workstations and consumer hardware is designed and configured for regular public use. The default configuration is meant for fairly non-technical people. People who forget their administration passwords, people who desire a plug and play experience, and people who want things to work out of the box and problems to be fixed automatically. Unfortunately, this usually requires lackadaisical security policies.

The more security in place, the more roadblocks to a smooth user experience. When things are more secure they are harder to change. This is great from an enterprise security standpoint, but from a consumer perspective, the device is working against them. For that reason, consumer-grade, technological hardware often seeks a balance of security and usability, usually in favor of usability.

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