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To me this is like saying we shouldn't make it hard to make money off stolen goods or even police the streets, the problem is my houses security isn't good enou
by SigmundA 5y ago
To me this is like saying we shouldn't make it hard to make money off stolen goods or even police the streets, the problem is my houses security isn't good enough. We should just focus on making houses more secure otherwise its open game and your fault if someone steals from you.
You know police in many states in the US get uploads of all pawn records and metal recycling to help track down and stop thieves from making money on stolen goods.
There isn't one root cause, there is an environment made up of multiple factors that allows bad behavior, one contributing factor is how cryptocurrency has enabled large ransom payments to bad actors over seas.
Software should be made more secure, but making it 100% secure is impossible. How much time and money should be spent on the software security side? My house isn't made like a fortress, its security is actually pretty minimal, it doesn't need to be better because laws are enforced and its not anarchy outside, its a low crime environment due to multiple levels of protection I don't even think about or manage directly all provided by the government. Part of those protections is making it more difficult for criminals to profit off crimes, though not impossible, it's just one aspect of a defense in depth.
- Dah00n 5y agoWell, first of all no one said it should be 100% secure but by far the most attacks are against systems so insecure and outdated that Windows 7 might be an upgrade. It takes minutes to find US water plants or the likes running Windows XP with internet access. That's not comparable to a house. That is a used plastic bag full of cash being blown down the street. Besides you house is secure exactly because your money isn't in you house but in a bank. Your argument should be "banks aren't fortresses because...." but that is what they are and so should important software.