MD Gov calls for more fed regulations on IT infrastructure after cyberattacks

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(06-02-2021, 10:01 AM)Au165 Wrote: The biggest problem is that most cybersecurity breaches are legitimately caused by the same stupid phishing crap that has gone on since the beginning of the internet. When it isn't the repurposing of passwords it's clicking on links or visiting sites that are embedding malware. A few years ago when ransomware was really popular taking down small businesses and even larger ones, they were almost always brought on the network through employees clicking on something they shouldn't have. They can then spread it to other associated businesses by using their compromised systems to distribute it in disguise as official business.

Until we better train people to quit being stupid these kinds of things are going to continue. I agree we as a whole need to beef up security for staving off attacks but the easiest way into networks isn't brute-forcing it is simply waiting for stupid people to invite you in.

Schools should be teaching more technology literacy, but the assumption is that kids are tech savvy because they've grown up with it. Some are, but most can barely function on anything beyond a smart phone.