Alex loves repeating this, but there are two problems with his observation. 1/ The reality is that the distribution of effort lines up *really* closely with his pyramid. The volume of discussion doesn't reflect that, because phishing isn't news. https://twitter.com/Kym_Possible/status/1187414505287864321 …
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i *guess* the message alex is trying to relay is: 1. coverage of research emphasize these rather exotic attacks to be the new real threats while run of the mill tactics don't see a drop in success rates. phishing is still super effective. ransomware is a thriving "business".
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Right, few of us are going to read new articles about phishing, it's already well understood, documented... and boring. So long as the distribution of effort is about right, why does it matter?
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I read Alex's reply on DD, it's mostly reasonable but I think mixes up impressions with what's actually going on. A bunch of pre-revenue startups blowing VC money at a popular con isn't an accurate representation of where the big money is in security
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as for side-channels, I don't think it's hypothetical at all, and more of a "we'll pretend it's hypothetical until someone releases ./ friendly versions, and then we'll act surprised". Regardless, as I think the only company doing something practical about it...
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