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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Every incident is an opportunity (was Re: Hackers hit key Internet traffic computers)
On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 10:13 +0100, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > Sure, just find these few simple things that will actually improve > security. (My personal one would be "Erase MS-Windows and install > Ubuntu". If we are ready to inconvenience ordinary workers with > computer security, this one would be a good start.) Isn't that like treating smallpox with anthrax? Consumers are cheap and lazy. What they need is a serious incentive to care about security. Society holds individuals accountable for many forms of irresponsible behaviour. There's no need to make exceptions for computer users. Make computer-owners/users pay in full for damages caused by their equipment with no discount for incompetence. Insecure products might then be considered inappropriate for public consumption and that would be a powerful signal to the IT industry to change their ways. Maybe the market also finally would challenge the validity (or even existence) of std.disclaimer statements common in today's software licences. -- Per Heldal - http://heldal.eml.cc/
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