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Alaska Airlines Hacked Like Equifax: Industry Needs to Evolve to Prevent Repeat
- m1573rp34130dy 8y agoTO all I.T . members reading here is a take home lesson to hold close to you, status is not a measue of validity. ...Alaska has a problem with technology, and that problem is muti rooted, not only that, the [sic] problem is a symptom of a much bigger problem. corruption alaska has a problem with porkbarreling, and when the porkbarreling wasnt enough to continue the sushi lunches in the legislature, the peoples money was raided and this is a big issue that has become histrionic... not very many people in alaska qualify for high security clearances , or positions of trust...not many people in alaska want to cooperate with the man getting to the point, many institutions in alaska were warned repeatedly about security of computer systems, and the prompt response was akin [who fuck are you ? we got this, now go away ] Clearly alaska , in general does not "Got this" when it comes to IT security, or connectivity. Alaskans are born into a fiercly independent spirit, and this has a negative side leading to egotism, and xenophobia, passing the buck of blame. Matanuska susitna borough is a most recent and extreme example, thier IT team is incompetent to the nth degree, and deaf to advice or physically demonstrated evidence... Alaskan computer systems are being attacked and hacked because its thier own damn fault for being so cocky and ignorant regarding thier abilities, or any attempt to help [rant off]... ...so the next time a janitor gives some advice, remember what goodwill hunting was...