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We do need a proper response to this kind of threat, but it's almost certainly not the response we're ever going to get from the politicians in Washington. Seri
by tstactplsignore 14y ago
We do need a proper response to this kind of threat, but it's almost certainly not the response we're ever going to get from the politicians in Washington. Serious cyber policy should at least include the following:
A. Comprehensive technological education for employees who even might come into contact with sensitive information at government institutions, military institutions, or high-profile private firms like banks and software companies.
B. A push for using modern, transparent, open-source, reviewed software and hardware for all vital tech infrastructure. No more legacy FORTRAN or Windows XP or Internet Explorer 5.
C. Taking the power grid off of the public internet and onto a closely monitored and private infranet.
- superuser2 14y agoDefinitely B. I think a scary percentage of IT managers feel that their legacy Fortran XP/IE5 computer systems are actually more secure than modern alternatives. We're going to have a find a way around that sentiment.
- w1ntermute 14y agoDon't forget that we also need to establish squadrons of cyberwarriors to covertly hack into and steal information from Chinese government entities and large Chinese corporations.
- coldcode 14y agoWhat does FORTRAN have to do with computer security? FORTRAN is still the most common language used in high performance computing, but in no case is it used for security or web access.
- jlgaddis 14y agoUnfortunately, all of those are easily bypassed by the average corporate employee who will still open that attachment, dismiss the warning dialogs, or click "OK" on any message that pops up.