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That is ultimately too pessimistic. Security is a gradient, and there's a lot you can do make yourself both a smaller target, and a harder target. Compartmenta
by Taek 10y ago
That is ultimately too pessimistic. Security is a gradient, and there's a lot you can do make yourself both a smaller target, and a harder target.
Compartmentalization is one of the strongest defense tools we have. For example, with the icloud leaks an attacker was able to gain access to all the data in a single strike. If it's true that Apple can no longer decrypt user's icloud data, an attacker now needs to hack people one-by-one. Hacking takes time and effort, and a one-by-one payoff may make it that hacking icloud is no longer worth the effort. Users are safer, even though they are still theoretically vulnerable.
A lot of people are stepping up to the plate to offer stronger security on digital systems. (Qubes, for example. Let's Encrypt, for example). If choose to take security seriously, hacking will become harder, the rewards will plummet, and the world will be safer.
- sillysaurus3 10y agohelloworld's assessment is realistic when people's lives are on the line. That doesn't happen too often, but when it does, are you sure you'd trust a gradient?
- Havoc 10y agoSure. Lives are on the line constantly @ gradient. Eg drive a car where a safety feature was omitted because it's uneconomical
- xanderstrike 10y ago> hacking will become harder, the rewards will plummet, and the world will be safer... ...security will become less of a concern, hacking will become easier, the rewards will rise, security will be taken more seriously...
- threeseed 10y agoUnless I am mistaken iCloud wasn't compromised. There was an issue with allowing brute force attacks which was fixed. But all the publicised hacks were to do with individual accounts being compromised.