https://geekyschmidt.com/tags/placebo/Recent content in Placebo on Geeky Schmidthttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pnghttps://geekyschmidt.com/images/papermod-cover.pngHugoenCopyright ©2002-2026, Nicholas Schmidt; all rights reserved.Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:03:19 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2011/01/04/placebos-and-security/Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:03:19 +0000https://geekyschmidt.com/2011/01/04/placebos-and-security/<p>There was recently a study that found when people <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>knew</strong></span> that they were taking a placebo, it still helped. The common idea in the past was that you could utilize placebos for controlled studies only if the patient didn’t know. The mere act of going to the doctor, taking a pill, etc. meant that the mind was tricked! Being a security geek this struck a cord with me.</p> <p>Listening to vendors and ISSO/ISSM about their secure implementations it occurred to me that the medical world was playing catchup to infosec:</p>