A panel of experts explores the future of computer security. Are hardware methods superior to software? How do memory-managed languages help? How can we make security management within the skill set of the average user? Is automation the answer? Should upgrades be mandated? Should there be a security tax for those who don't upgrade their systems. DRM: Does it increase security risks? And what attacks should we expect in the future? The panelists are:

Chris DiBona, www.dibona.com
Neil "Grifter" Wyler, www.rootcompromise.org
Fred Felman, www.zonelabs.com
CJ Holthaus, www.centtech.com
Dan Appleman, www.danappleman.com
Greg Hughes, www.greghughes.net
Robert Scoble, scoble.weblogs.com

This presentation is one of many from the IT Conversations archives of Gnomedex 4.0 held in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, October 1-2, 2004. Thanks to the sponsors who made our coverage of Gnomedex 4.0 possible: