In Tribute to Peter G. Neumann (1932–2026) – Service, Sound Systems, and the Work That Remains

Peter Neumann said, “Security is a set of end-to-end total-system emergent properties,” and “Strength in Depth is desirable, but we have Weakness in Depth.” He quotes Einstein — “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler” — and warns that oversimplifying security leads to flaws.