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Yes, the network itself primarily and the way devices connect over it. Perhaps we'd need to start over? When I'm at work people get shouty if you just bring a
by superflyguy 8y ago
Yes, the network itself primarily and the way devices connect over it. Perhaps we'd need to start over?
When I'm at work people get shouty if you just bring a laptop in and plug it into the network. "If they find out you'll get in trouble". Why wouldn't they find out? And why aren't devices whitelisted so you simply connect without prior approval?
- TeMPOraL 8y ago> Perhaps we'd need to start over? Maybe. But if we do, I'd love if there were allowances in the new design for creating isles where everything flies, and security is very low. I have two reasons for that: One, security is - to some extent - mutually exclusive with capabilities. When everything is sandboxed and end-to-end encrypted, I can't inspect what a piece of software is doing, and I can't write code to make that piece of software do what I want. This flexibility is needed to make one's workflow efficient, and one's problems solvable (at least without waiting for someone else to solve them). Two, hardening security has the distinct tendency for enabling vendor overreach and lock-in. The same techniques that secure your data from evil third parties can be used to secure "your" programs from you.