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Re: While this may be amusing....

Mr.M.Johnson 259 reads

posted 9 years ago

IT security is a huge problem, and it ain't going away any time soon - ask and it's a huge business:

http://www.lavasoft.com/mylavasoft/company/blog/cyber-security-bill-for-2015-75-billion-spent-300-billion-lost

Durhamdrew9 years ago1181 reads

Stuck in traffic has never been this good.

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mrfisher9 years ago514 reads

While this may be amusing....

it illustrates how vulnerable as a society we are to a single individual who can reprogram things so easily.

Just about every critical infrastructure in the country is run by computers, and we could all be hostage to anyone clever enough to manipulate them to their advantage

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Y2KM9009 years ago285 reads

Not really

What this illustrates, really, is how complacent society is in keeping computers protected.

Posted By: mrfisher

it illustrates how vulnerable as a society we are to a single individual who can reprogram things so easily.

Just about every critical infrastructure in the country is run by computers, and we could all be hostage to anyone clever enough to manipulate them to their advantage.

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mrfisher9 years ago266 reads

We are a society of barn door slammers after the horse gets out. eom

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Mr.M.Johnson9 years ago260 reads

Re: While this may be amusing....

IT security is a huge problem, and it ain't going away any time soon - ask and it's a huge business:

http://www.lavasoft.com/mylavasoft/company/blog/cyber-security-bill-for-2015-75-billion-spent-300-billion-lost

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FatVern9 years ago347 reads

Total idiot

Only a total idiot would do that where porn is illegal.