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But that only applies to targets who are "in the game." If you are a government entity or listed company or act as their agents, then you know that security is
by obviouslynotme 5y ago
But that only applies to targets who are "in the game." If you are a government entity or listed company or act as their agents, then you know that security is an issue and are paid well enough to make a decent effort. Whether you do or not is a different issue.
Grandma doesn't have security audits, wouldn't know how to do one, and couldn't afford it if she did. She is the victim here. She might call the police but they will file a report and forget it. The only chance of getting caught is some larger agency like the FBI picking it up and going after you. This is highly unlikely.
The only thing stopping Grandma from getting ransomed is making it difficult to pay. If your ransom depends on walking Grandma through the 15 step process of paying you, then it's unlikely to happen or be profitable.
- f38zf5vdt 5y agoI believe that subversion of the democratic process and economic efficiency hurts everyone, if not initially or obviously. Recent election cycles have been tumultuous. Grandmas are currently targeted by scammers who ask for iTunes gift card numbers and not Bitcoin, I'm not sure that much will change. I've yet to hear people call for a ban on iTunes gift cards, but maybe we will get there.
- fouric 5y ago> But that only applies to targets who are "in the game." The problem is that any entity in a nation that you're aggressive with can be "in the game". You can steal IP from foreign companies, damage foreign infrastructure, and find the personal data of high-value persons in the datasets of otherwise "boring" companies.