Our approach to security is failing; internet of things is going to fail even worse (not even means to update). Have to change all this.
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People arguing "many to blame and the whole ecology is messed up!" I agree. I wrote that. Piece focuses on what few big players should do.
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And Microsoft's EXTRA cash hoard of $100 billion isn't irrelevant. It's partly there because we let software be sold "as is", no liability.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Anshul Saxena
That money is sitting around, idling offshore, while the economy of India may fail because of XP in ATMs crisis.https://twitter.com/AskAnshul/status/863654307219988481 …
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Microsoft better about security recently and is best positioned to lead fixing a chunk of this problem. And everyone has to change approach.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nick S
I agree we should get people off XP as fast as we can. I wrote that. Just this way of "let them sink" isn't working.https://twitter.com/DeusExNovo/status/863740551849545728 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Greg Wilson
The way enterprises approach IT security is ALSO not working. Agree with pushing there too. The ecology failing.https://twitter.com/gvwilson/status/863741226595610624 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nick S
"End-of-life" as decided by MS. Look, software is part of world. World life-cycle and software have to match better.https://twitter.com/DeusExNovo/status/863742469724393472 …
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Also! New variants of the ransomware that hit Britain. If you work anywhere that runs XP, ask *now* if it's patched. Ask your IT. Patch.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Adam
This has been said about every safety feature we ever got. By this logic: no seat belts, lead paint everywhere.https://twitter.com/xmaccabix/status/863744644198346752 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Quentin Hardy
Yep. Vint Cerf ("father of the internet") makes the same point I make. "Biggest challenge, biggest issue going fwd."https://twitter.com/qhardy/status/863747931253358594 …
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Let me put it this way: if software is eating the world, the world is going to eat software too. Responsibilities have to balance.
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You are a voice of reason. I love your work. (Still have to get your book.)
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