title: Lecture held at the Royal Society, 14 November 2002The Clifford Paterson Lecture, 2002. Computer security?
abstract: The technical aspects of computer security have fascinated researchers (including the author) for decades. It is, however, beginning to appear that the challenging problems are to do with people, rather than with mathematics or electronics.
authors.affiliation: Microsoft Research Limited, 7 J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FB, UK.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Needham
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D016134:Organizational Policy; D018907:Privacy; D011639:Public Opinion; D011640:Public Policy; D014584:User-Computer Interface