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Relentless cybersecurity warnings have given people "security fatigue" that stops them keeping themselves safe, suggests a study.
Many ignored warnings they received, found the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Others were worn out by software updates and by the number of passwords they had to remember, NIST found.
This "risky behaviour" might make people more susceptible to attack, it warned.
Biometrics will save us, won't they?
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Grelb's Reminder:
Eighty percent of all people consider themselves to be above
average drivers.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 09 2016, @12:55AM
It also bends the sense of reason to have so many updates all the time. How can we have such abysmal software development that updates are needed all the time? Perhaps if we stopped trying to push the envelope of "cool" we could develop a solid security platform? But we should all realize by now that security vulnerabilities are passed through these "patches" in order for agencies to backdoor every system. I understand that most patches do fix some things, but I am getting tired of browsers not being supported on 5+ year old hardware, etc. It is just stupid, we keep getting software rewritten to work on this or that, how about we got some super secure browsers that have no backdoors or vulnerabilities? Suspicion abounds, and the software devs defend their products without even realizing that patch #597 from respected software dev 'asshat' is actually to create a backdoor in everyone's system. So we have plausible deniability defending the worst trolls in the world.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 09 2016, @12:57AM
Yes, it is becoming increasingly annoying to use a lot of software, especially web browsers. I am already looking for some alternative to get info, the same way printers eventually became so annoying I stopped dealing with them at all.
I wonder what it will be?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 09 2016, @01:18AM
Yes, it is becoming increasingly annoying to talk to people, especially idiots. I am already looking for some alternative so I can stop dealing with them at all.
I wonder what it will be? Imaginary friends, perhaps?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 09 2016, @01:33AM
"I wonder what it will be? Imaginary friends, perhaps?"
Oh hell no. Those assholes never know when to shut up.
(Score: 2) by Dr Spin on Sunday October 09 2016, @04:13PM
Pokemon
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 09 2016, @01:25AM
Something where it is easy to sanitize input, built in libraries instead of servers sending god knows what javascript for your machine to run, etc.
Then we can look forward to following Da5iD and getting our visual cortex hacked :P
Really though, all the bullshit that webpages do is so unnecessary, nothing I do online is enhanced by having tracking scripts, popup javascript, and other such nonsense loaded into my computer. There have been many beautiful examples of clever UI, but when it comes down to it, no one uses it regularly. Most "UI" enhancements are for tracking and other stupid popup annoyances. People prefer the ability to implement their clever little solutions rather than keep users secure, and until we get some long term systems we will keep having these problems. Every new OS, or browser rewrite, causes these issues to pop up again and again.
It all reminds me of a sci-fi series where humanity has advanced into cybernetic implants and has access to a "wormhole" type tunnel that lets people travel in time and dimensions. Humanity is under assault by some arachnid type creatures, and they capture one and put it in isolation. A general thinks its necessary to mind-meld (ish?) with the creature and he gets hacked. He doesn't even realize it, then the creature takes control of him and exclaims that Human concepts of "security" are so outdated and incorrect....
That's how I feel with today's software security, we are throwing wet blankets on to a bonfire and just pretending that everything is ok...