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<blockquote data-quote="509322" data-source="post: 768775">Paranoia, by definition, is maladaptive behavior.Paranoia has no place in security configurations. It is counter-productive to the person, and adds little to nothing to overall security.Paranoid thinking and behaviors are not the same thing as caution as a measured response based upon knowledge &amp; experience.Paranoia leads people to do irrational things... like changing their security softs every other day or creating multi-layered defenses that go way above and beyond what is adequate. Paranoia is driven by fear and that fear is caused by not knowing - thinking you are being hacked or compromised in unknown, hidden ways because you lack understanding.There is an even darker side to paranoia. There are those that intellectually know there is little to nothing to fear, but still they cannot control themselves. They can&#039;t control their paranoia. I know what I&#039;m talking about, because once I get up past a meter off of the ground, I cannot control my fear of heights unless I stand back from the railing at least a quarter meter.I am not interested in the IT industry&#039;s perversion of the meaning of the word &quot;paranoia.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="509322, post: 768775"] Paranoia, by definition, is maladaptive behavior. Paranoia has no place in security configurations. It is counter-productive to the person, and adds little to nothing to overall security. Paranoid thinking and behaviors are not the same thing as caution as a measured response based upon knowledge & experience. Paranoia leads people to do irrational things... like changing their security softs every other day or creating multi-layered defenses that go way above and beyond what is adequate. Paranoia is driven by fear and that fear is caused by not knowing - thinking you are being hacked or compromised in unknown, hidden ways because you lack understanding. There is an even darker side to paranoia. There are those that intellectually know there is little to nothing to fear, but still they cannot control themselves. They can't control their paranoia. I know what I'm talking about, because once I get up past a meter off of the ground, I cannot control my fear of heights unless I stand back from the railing at least a quarter meter. I am not interested in the IT industry's perversion of the meaning of the word "paranoia." [/QUOTE]

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