Re:LulzSec: We Hacked the U.S. Senate
by pasbesoin on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @01:33PM
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They're pointing out what many of us have observed for years in our work-a-day lives.
I used to try to point such problems out to responsible parties, when I'd come across them in my work or personal affairs. Most often, at best I received complete indifference. As often as not, I received hostility.
Mind you, I didn't hack anything. Just told a product owner or officer 'you have a problem here, with this (specifically this), that you might want to take look at'. For the sake of your customers. For the sake of the/your business's reputation, not to mention risk exposure.
I have very little sympathy for many of the people/agencies currently falling "victim". Especially not considering the budgets at their disposal. Where they are not outright incompetent, they've been practicing willful ignorance.
And then, we get yet more draconian laws as a lame, but destructive, attempt at a compensation mechanism.
Do your fucking jobs. Don't legislate (or "black ops") a "three monkeys" burden for the rest of us. The responsible parties (and not just "the techs") should be fired for nonfeasance, if not misfeasance or malfeasance.
I used to try to point such problems out to responsible parties, when I'd come across them in my work or personal affairs. Most often, at best I received complete indifference. As often as not, I received hostility.
Mind you, I didn't hack anything. Just told a product owner or officer 'you have a problem here, with this (specifically this), that you might want to take look at'. For the sake of your customers. For the sake of the/your business's reputation, not to mention risk exposure.
I have very little sympathy for many of the people/agencies currently falling "victim". Especially not considering the budgets at their disposal. Where they are not outright incompetent, they've been practicing willful ignorance.
And then, we get yet more draconian laws as a lame, but destructive, attempt at a compensation mechanism.
Do your fucking jobs. Don't legislate (or "black ops") a "three monkeys" burden for the rest of us. The responsible parties (and not just "the techs") should be fired for nonfeasance, if not misfeasance or malfeasance.