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Independent investigative journalist. Writes about cybercrime. Author of 'Spam Nation', a NYT bestseller. Wrote for The Washington Post '95-'09

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    1. briankrebs‏Verified account @briankrebs Sep 26

      Being in infosec for so long takes its toll. I've come to the conclusion that if you give a data point to a company, they will eventually sell it, leak it, lose it or get hacked and relieved of it. There really don't seem to be any exceptions, and it gets depressing.

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    2. Criptext‏ @Criptext Sep 26
      Replying to @briankrebs

      All the more reason why one should choose an email service that doesn’t collect your data 😌

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    3. briankrebs‏Verified account @briankrebs Sep 26
      Replying to @Criptext

      Whatever. With email there are other considerations. For me, it is the likelihood that the email provider will get hacked (again). I'm willing to bet Google has invested orders of magnitude more than other providers in making sure that doesn't happen again. I hope that's true.

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    4. Netz0‏ @netz0com Sep 26
      Replying to @briankrebs @Criptext

      As a security researcher you absolutely should run your own email server. It takes 30 minutes and its extremely easy. Here https://mailcow.email 

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    5. @Xam017‏ @Xam017 Sep 26
      Replying to @netz0com @briankrebs @Criptext

      Because Brian is a well-known security researcher, he would be better served by Google's advanced protection program. Ignoring privacy here.

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      briankrebs‏Verified account @briankrebs Sep 27
      Replying to @Xam017 @netz0com @Criptext

      Spoken like someone who is selling mail server software/services. In my experience, very few people know how to run a mail server securely.

      5:04 AM - 27 Sep 2018
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        1. Hard Soft & Floppy‏ @HardSoftnFloppy Sep 27
          Replying to @briankrebs @Xam017 and

          My mail server loads from 27 floppy disks, and is air gapped from the outside world. It can’t send or receive, but it’s like... so secure.

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        2. Mr. Glass‏ @MisterGlass Sep 27
          Replying to @briankrebs @Xam017 and

          And don't forget, if you setup your own personal mailserver, you don't get the 24/7 monitoring & incident response apparatus a business like Google has. What if someone drops a 0day at 3am?

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. Alrenous‏ @Alrenous Sep 28
          Replying to @MisterGlass @briankrebs and

          What's the risk ratio of someone attempting to hack your private email server vs. attempting to hack Google's server?

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        4. @Xam017‏ @Xam017 Sep 28
          Replying to @Alrenous @MisterGlass and

          1/ Are you suggesting Google is a juicy target? Whereas, no single private email server among many is likely to attract attention? We've learned a lot about routers, IoT, and various distributed services : (1) solid support is crucial to keep anything & everything secure,

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        5. @Xam017‏ @Xam017 Sep 28
          Replying to @Xam017 @Alrenous and

          2/ (2) organization capabilities vary widely and some are rubbish, (3) automatic updates are more reliable than humans, (4) software supply chain attacks are a growing threat to automatic updates,

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        6. @Xam017‏ @Xam017 Sep 28
          Replying to @Xam017 @Alrenous and

          3/ (5) Shodan et al can query every class of services -- meaning every instance is known in a database Your risk ratio is never better than 1:1 in terms of hacking attempts, or worse if your server is perceived as a soft target. Running a production server outside of a data

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        7. Alrenous‏ @Alrenous Sep 28
          Replying to @Xam017 @MisterGlass and

          I'm asking the exact question it appears I am asking: What is the ratio of attacks on a private server as compared to Google's servers?

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        8. @Xam017‏ @Xam017 Sep 29
          Replying to @Alrenous @MisterGlass and

          How is that meaningful? That's like ratio of fuel consumption on my car vs every car in Los Angeles, and declaring my car uses less fuel.

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        9. Alrenous‏ @Alrenous Sep 29
          Replying to @Xam017 @MisterGlass and

          My question does not include a declaration or conclusion. It's just a question. When I have a conclusion, I am not cagey about it.

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        1. @Xam017‏ @Xam017 Sep 27
          Replying to @briankrebs @netz0com @Criptext

          Anyone duped by "30 mins" and "extremely easy" won't know how. I want to migrate away from Google, the benevolent dictator, but does anyone have comparable security? iCloud? (different threat model)

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