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title: "3 Benches Quotes By Gene Spafford"
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> [Using encryption on the Internet is the equivalent of arranging an armored car to deliver credit card information from someone living in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/using-encryption-on-the-internet-is-the-equivalent-of-arranging-an/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/gene-spafford-36347_arranging_using-encryption-on-the-internet-is-the_716797.png)

> [ Cryptography \[without system integrity\] is like investing in an armored car to carry money between a customer living in a cardboard box… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/cryptography-without-system-integrity-is-like-investing-in-an-armored/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/gene-spafford-36347_benches_cryptography-without-system-integrity-is_943066.png)

> [Secure web servers are the equivalent of heavy armoured cars. The problem is, they are being used to transfer rolls of coins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/secure-web-servers-are-the-equivalent-of-heavy-armoured-cars-the/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/gene-spafford-36347_benches_secure-web-servers-are-the-equivalent-of_1198154.png)

## Other authors on Benches

- [John Wooden 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benches/john-wooden/)

## More by Gene Spafford

> [Questioning the status quo can result in banishment, imprisonment, ridicule or being burned at the stake, depending on your era, your locale, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/questioning-the-status-quo-can-result-in-banishment-imprisonment/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [While travelling near Tampa, Florida I passed the "Jehovah's Witness Assembly Hall" and was struck by the fact that that must be where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/while-travelling-near-tampa-florida-i-passed-the-jehovah-s-witness/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [Using encryption on the Internet is the equivalent of arranging an armored car to deliver credit card information from someone living in a cardboard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/using-encryption-on-the-internet-is-the-equivalent-of-arranging-an/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [ Cryptography \[without system integrity\] is like investing in an armored car to carry money between a customer living in a cardboard box and a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/cryptography-without-system-integrity-is-like-investing-in-an-armored/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [Secure web servers are the equivalent of heavy armoured cars. The problem is, they are being used to transfer rolls of coins and cheques…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/secure-web-servers-are-the-equivalent-of-heavy-armoured-cars-the/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [The Internet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhoea - massive, difficult to re-direct, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/the-internet-is-like-a-herd-of-performing-elephants-with-diarrhoea/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [People in general are not interested in paying extra for increased safety. At the beginning seat belts cost $200 and nobody bought them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/people-in-general-are-not-interested-in-paying-extra-for-increased/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [Our examination of computer viruses leads us to the conclusion that they are very close to what we might define as "artificial life." Rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/our-examination-of-computer-viruses-leads-us-to-the-conclusion-that/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [The only system which is truly secure is one which is switched off and unplugged, locked in a titanium lined safe, buried in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/the-only-system-which-is-truly-secure-is-one-which-is-switched-off/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/securing-an-environment-of-windows-platforms-from-abuse-external-or/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [But it doesn't have to be this way. We can do things better. We need to stop doing business as usual and start focusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/but-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-this-way-we-can-do-things-better-we-need-to/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/the-only-truly-secure-system-is-one-that-is-powered-off-cast-in-a/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

> [Ability to type on a computer terminal is no guarantee of sanity, intelligence, or common sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-spafford/ability-to-type-on-a-computer-terminal-is-no-guarantee-of-sanity/)

[Gene Spafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-spafford/)

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