Who Must You Trust?

The article discusses the reported importance of trust in a work environment as of July 2014, focusing on Neal Stephenson's book "The Diamond Age," constructed societies (phyles) based on extreme trust in one's fellow members, and the Heartbleed OpenSSL computer virus. According to the article, syst...

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Published in:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 57; no. 7; pp. 42 - 50
Main Author:	WADLOW, THOMAS
Format:	Article
Published:	Association for Computing Machinery Jul2014
Subjects:	Social aspects of trust System administrators Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, The (Book) OpenSSL (Computer software) Computer viruses Stephenson, Neal, 1959- United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service Snowden, Edward, 1983- Arrest > Social aspects Childs, Terry Employees Twenty-first century Social history
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Summary:	The article discusses the reported importance of trust in a work environment as of July 2014, focusing on Neal Stephenson's book "The Diamond Age," constructed societies (phyles) based on extreme trust in one's fellow members, and the Heartbleed OpenSSL computer virus. According to the article, systems administrators (SAs) are at the heart of everything that works on the Internet. Former U.S. National Security Agency SA Edward Snowden is mentioned, along with former network administrator Terry Childs' arrest in 2008.