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My problem is with the sites existing, which is what my original comment is asking about. The people using them to guage severity is a symptom of the problem of
by wutwutwat 3y ago
My problem is with the sites existing, which is what my original comment is asking about. The people using them to guage severity is a symptom of the problem of these sites being a thing, and is naturally going to happen in a world like this. If the website marketing doesn't exist, the people using them to gauge severity won't be able to do so. Treat the problem not the symptoms.
- ziddoap 3y agoIf I had a website that posted a sci-fi story and people misinterpret the story as being real and factual, should I take my website down or should people refresh themselves on how to differentiate sci-fi from reality? I would argue that the people who think the existence of a website is a good gauge for vulnerability severity need to have a refresher on how to gauge vulnerability severity. The inability/lack of education in how to assess severity is the root of the problem in my opinion.
- wutwutwat 3y agoI have no idea how to go about responding to your hypothetical question, people reading fiction and thinking it's real doesn't compare to people being conditioned to not care about sec vulns unless it has a dedicated website with pretty logos. War of the Worlds was broadcast and people freaked out that aliens were invading. I don't think they tracked each of those people down and told them to not be so stupid, they started adding disclaimers to the broadcasts so people coming in late or whenever they would know it was a story and fiction. They fixed the problem not the symptoms.
- ziddoap 3y agoAgree to disagree, I guess.