The ransomware that took fown Britain's hospitals was stopped by a very lucky set of circumstances. We need to take it as a giant warning.
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Tons of people mad about the ransomware piece! knew this would happen. But, stuff has to change. We are at a cars need seat-belts moment.
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Let me answer a few objections. First, of course I know how enterprises make crappy decisions. I say it in the op-ed. That is one piece.
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Software security has become a public health and infrastructure issue. We have been running it like "I am selling you shoes". Not working.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nick S
This is what I thought about most. Must get ppl off XP. Not supporting it while they're stuck on it isn't working.https://twitter.com/DeusExNovo/status/863728452637208577 …
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I didn't say XP forever. I said figure out moving them but not with the current model of "let them sink." Kids ambulances were diverted.pic.twitter.com/U0yOp0LR4m
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If we don't figure out how to make this happen, the alternatives are worse. Infrastructure will fail, lives lost. Current model not working.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted aditi 🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇸
Security of software has to be updated. We can't tell hospitals to junk 10 million dollar machine with XP embedded.https://twitter.com/aditi/status/863734656163651584 …
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Software folks are like "It's 10+ years old! It's ancient." No, your software is running infrastructure with 50 year span. Have to find way.
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Then don't connect it to the Internet. Critical infrastructure needs its own private network.
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Fine in theory, but that is not how a hospital works, though, for example. There are reasons why things are the (crappy) way they are.
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Microsoft should not have to support XP in perpetuity because companies built networks that aren't secure.
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