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In Cambodia, people buy dirt to increase their property’s elevation so that their neighbor’s house floods when the monsoon comes. Then the neighbor has to pay f
by whall6 5y ago
In Cambodia, people buy dirt to increase their property’s elevation so that their neighbor’s house floods when the monsoon comes. Then the neighbor has to pay for more dirt and so on throughout the whole neighborhood.
It seems like the attackers are finding the paths of least resistance. Beefing up security at each organization isn’t fixing the underlying problem. It’s just making the next entity the more likely target.
I don’t even know what the underlying problem is though...
- petermcneeley 5y agoWhat a great story reminds me of this: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/22/repost-the-non-libertarian-faq/#coordination_problems https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/22/repost-the-non-liberta...
- pawsforapplase 5y ago>I don’t even know what the underlying problem is though... Lack of accountability for either criminals or negligent operators? Monsoons are not directly caused by individuals, and they cannot be prevented.
- syrrim 5y agoSuppose that everyone has raised their house up on a pile of dirt. The rain comes down. It fills up the large ditches between people's houses, and leaves the houses dry. Suppose I implement better, but imperfect, security. It now costs an attacker $6 million, in salaries, paying for exploits, whatever, to hack my system. They still can only get $5 million in ransom. The attack isn't worth doing anymore, so they find a different business.
- supertrope 5y agoLike The Netherlands
- rossjudson 5y agoI don't think you understand how dirt works. Especially when it gets rained on.
- killingtime74 5y agoSo when I do it I’m flood proofing my house, when the Cambodians do it they’re “buying dirt“?
- acherion 5y ago> Beefing up security at each organization isn’t fixing the underlying problem. It’s just making the next entity the more likely target. This reminds me of the old saying about locking your bicycle on the street. It won't 100% prevent yours from being stolen, but if the other bikes around yours has less secure means of locking, then the thief will likely take those bikes instead of yours.
- chrismorgan 5y agoAnother form: you don’t need to outrun the lion, just the guy next to you. This also gets taken in dark directions: you don’t even need to run faster than the guy next to you, you just need to trip him up.
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