Vulnerabilities exploited in VPN products used worldwide

Re:Vulnerabilities exploited in VPN products used worldwide by emn13 on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:21PM (#21162021)

The thing is, people are very good at checking boxes, and not very good at remembering important things.

So while it may seem inane, plain old checking boxes is almost certainly part of a good strategy for dealing with tedious, repetitive tasks where one error can cause serious issues - and this kind of security is probably one of those.

Obviously, it's not enough, nor an excuse to turn off your brain - but it's a pretty proven behavioral pattern.

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Re:Vulnerabilities exploited in VPN products used worldwide by mc32 on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:38PM (#21162131)

Sure I mean it’s a lot of CYA regulation-wise. Because if you chose a solution which is arguably better but not part of the list and the one on the list which is a worse solution isn’t checked, well you’d better have your resume ready when something happens.

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Re:Vulnerabilities exploited in VPN products used worldwide by ohashi on Friday October 04, 2019 @09:56PM (#21163346)

Flying is a great example of 'checking boxes' saving lives.

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