Re:Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hack...
by dragonwriter on Thursday June 20, 2019 @09:19AM
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> It really doesn't make sense to me that software isn't created at the government level for cities and states to use.
What government level? The federal government?
> This way it's easier to make sure everything is functioning properly and the cost is only paid once.
The federal government is no paragon of software virtue, nor is it likely to produce software adapted all that well to all of the needs of various states and cities, so what you'd end up with is software less fit for purpose, not particularly free from vulnerability, and where all of the vulnerabilities expose every state and local government in the country rather than just one jurisdiction.
And that's still assuming good intent, but in many cases the state and federal government have adversarial relations on particular issues, which might lead to the federal government actively designing software in a way to frustrate the needs of particular states.
What government level? The federal government?
> This way it's easier to make sure everything is functioning properly and the cost is only paid once.
The federal government is no paragon of software virtue, nor is it likely to produce software adapted all that well to all of the needs of various states and cities, so what you'd end up with is software less fit for purpose, not particularly free from vulnerability, and where all of the vulnerabilities expose every state and local government in the country rather than just one jurisdiction.
And that's still assuming good intent, but in many cases the state and federal government have adversarial relations on particular issues, which might lead to the federal government actively designing software in a way to frustrate the needs of particular states.