Re:PageFair: Economist hacked
by manigandham on Friday November 06, 2015 @04:39AM
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I think it needs to be said that while external ad networks can increase the surface area of a hack like this, the major issue is email security and having tight access controls and MFA in place for all major services.
The same thing could've easily happened to economists own website and CDN.
There have been dozens of stories including major studios, politicians and the CIA that show how losing access to an email account can cause major damage or even cripple a business, if not get them shutdown completely.
It's something that seems to be overlooked a lot but with the prevalence of email access everywhere on mobile devices and the amount of phishing attempts and surveillance, this should be one of the highest priority security issues.
The same thing could've easily happened to economists own website and CDN.
There have been dozens of stories including major studios, politicians and the CIA that show how losing access to an email account can cause major damage or even cripple a business, if not get them shutdown completely.
It's something that seems to be overlooked a lot but with the prevalence of email access everywhere on mobile devices and the amount of phishing attempts and surveillance, this should be one of the highest priority security issues.