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A while ago a major country health system (think millions of folks) REQUIRED that every provider install this horrendous java system which only worked with IE,
by onphonenow 5y ago
A while ago a major country health system (think millions of folks)
REQUIRED that every provider install this horrendous java system which only worked with IE, and only an OLD version of Java. This "electronic health record" system was beyond frustrating to use. Getting an account setup took weeks. You had a VPN to connect with (SSL) which had to be (slowly) provisioned for the user, then had to get user credentials. Think passwords that expire every 30 days with insane complexity.
BUT! - The app default loaded an expired .org domain in internet explorer (I think it was intended for announcements).
So two things were true:
Because of system requirements the computers were running OLD windows and OLD java (we all hated the java upgrade nag). So huge security holes that had to be left unpatched! We had to have special machines for this craptastic stuff.
AND they default loaded a website that anyone could have registered!
After a frustrating day dealing with this expensive stupidity, I was tempted to register the domain with a message that said - this system is a waste of money. :)
- fencepost 5y agoMuch safer to contact a white hat you know in another country, or someone like Brian Krebs.