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Bruce Schneier's blog talks about the recent hack of CIA director John O. Brennan's AOL account (among others) and says when it comes to social engineering attacks:
The problem is a system that makes this possible, and companies that don't care because they don't suffer the losses. It's a classic market failure, and government intervention is how we have to fix the problem.
It's only when the costs of insecurity exceed the costs of doing it right that companies will invest properly in our security. Companies need to be responsible for the personal information they store about us. They need to secure it better, and they need to suffer penalties if they improperly release it. This means regulatory security standards.
Schneier goes on to suggest the government should establish minimum standards for results and let the market figure out the best way to do it. He also partly blames consumers because they demand any security solutions be easy to use, ending with:
It doesn't have to be this way. We should demand better and more usable security from the companies we do business with and whose services we use online. But because we don't have any real visibility into those companies' security, we should demand our government start regulating the security of these companies as a matter of public safety.
Related: WikiLeaks Publishes CIA Chief's Personal Info
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Thursday October 29 2015, @04:57PM
I'd say AOL survived well into the mid 2000's until DSL and Cable became prevalent. And even then, people keep using it to keep their email address. I know a local printing business still uses the same AOL email they have had for 20 years.
I was always thankful for them back in the day because they sent you free floppies. You simply wiped and re-used them. I had a few dozen floppies with scribble around the AOL logo denoting their new contents. I also remember they used to remove the write protect slide so you had to tape the hole.
(Score: 1) by Geezer on Thursday October 29 2015, @05:47PM
And later, all those shiny free plastic drink coasters.
(Score: 2) by ilPapa on Thursday October 29 2015, @07:25PM
Wait, you wiped with floppy disks? That sounds like it could be uncomfortable.
You are still welcome on my lawn.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by LoRdTAW on Thursday October 29 2015, @07:54PM
Yea, my version of the three seashells. The edges are rounded so using a corner wasn't that bad. Just make sure it's not a corner on the door side, you'd get yer butt hairs stuck in the door slide and OUCH!