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If your data can be reached by everyone, completely unsecured, that's not a weird design. That is just plain wrong. Security does matter for these things, becau
by chton 12y ago
If your data can be reached by everyone, completely unsecured, that's not a weird design. That is just plain wrong. Security does matter for these things, because human lives and identities are at stake. Health data is far more important than your facebook profile, but it's woefully undersecured. If fixing security problems is "creating more barriers", then so be it, it has to be done.
- angersock 12y agoIt's not available to everyone--for example, a lot of institutions don't have wireless (lol) and have pretty strict controls on devices that plug into the wired networks.
- chton 12y agowhat if I break in to the network through a web server? or happen to find an open network port in my hospital room? Security is done in layers. Physical access is 1 layer, network security is another, requiring proper authentication/authorization for your software is yet another, etc. Each layer stops a percentage of hackers. If you skip important layers like auth, you're allowing a larger number of people in, simple as that. It's the equivalent of saying "but ofcourse I leave a large pile of cash in the middle of my dining room, my front door is locked, that's secure, right? Putting it in a safe or even a locked closet is just a burden." It ignores basic security principles.
- orf 12y agoNo it is available to anyone with an internet connection.