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Reminds me of that time when I discovered encrypted spreadsheets on the network file system at my previous employer (a small company then) one late afternoon. I
by pruepp 5y ago
Reminds me of that time when I discovered encrypted spreadsheets on the network file system at my previous employer (a small company then) one late afternoon. I still remember vividly our CTO walking in 10 minutes later, saying he thinks our newest backups are three months old. I went home that day thinking if the company will even exist tomorrow.
The tendency for more regulation in the cyber is definitely there. I just have to wonder how it will play out between the poles of the process of security and convenience. We do have proactive measures against phishing and spam in-house, but as long as there is layer 8 of the OSI model involved, it will stay challenging, I guess ;)
- PaulHoule 5y agoIt is not regulation we need but a sea change in values. Like if somebody is sending senseless spam that gives evil a place to hide then they should be liquified, their business liquidated, and the resources reallocated to responsive organizations that know what time it is. Not by the law, but people voting with their feet.
- pruepp 5y agoI'm all for grassroots/direct action, especially in extreme situations like protecting the cockpit of the airplane, but this is what I was getting at, when I mentioned our proactive in-house measures: people almost always rely on separation of labour, in this case executive power, to do the policing, no? Any change in this area would require at least a generation of kids being taught basic IT-sec along with the usage of office programs in schools and training programs in the workforces at a massive scale. If this is the type of paradigm shift you're talking about, then I don't see it coming any time soon, unfortunately.