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Community weekly poll: Which do you think is the biggest security threat?
- 3/14/06 3:13 PM
White House mess
by georgeblomme - 3/14/06 10:10 PM In reply to: White House threat by danmcrightThis earlier Reply right on target. The White House screws up too much. A lot of people screw up but not so much with other peoples' views and lives. But the WH appears to lie about everything or try to hide it from the public. They need honesty and improved P.R. just to appease their constituency. Is there good under all their missteps - I hope so.
George
Definatly viruses, trojans, worms etc.
by rtsphoto - 3/14/06 5:51 PM In reply to: Which do you think is the biggest security threat? by Marc Bennett
All the computers that run everything that we all take for granted, telephone servers, hydroelectric plants nuclear power plants, traffic intersection lights, secrurity systems, fire alarms, weather alerts, Train systems, and much much more. Imagine all this going down. The entire country would become chaos. Maybe a good part of the world.
"Which do you think is the biggest security threat?"...
by captainapostrophe - 3/14/06 5:54 PM In reply to: Definatly viruses, trojans, worms etc. by rtsphotothe question is "Which do you think is the biggest security threat?"... nowhere does it say 'online' or 'computer threat'... just 'security threat'. I feel less secure now than during the cold war...
True because the Russians where just as afraid as we were to
by rtsphoto - 3/14/06 6:03 PM In reply to: "Which do you think is the biggest security threat?"... by captainapostrophepush the button. Now our fear comes from a bunch of sick monsters that make Charles Manson look tame.
Other
by wotnwabbit - 3/14/06 6:01 PM In reply to: Which do you think is the biggest security threat? by Marc Bennett
Was on vacation recently at a resort. The wireless access point at this place was in a common room they called ''The Library''. I was happily downloading and reading my emails, when this fellow came in, sat down and booted his laptop. Within a minute, my Zonealarm became alive with warnings about intrusions it was blocking (of the ''serious'' nature).
I started to give this stranger the eye and he saw me regarding him. I shut down my computer, and as soon as he saw me closing the top, he closed his and made tracks out the door before I could get there. I wasn't trying to follow him, but did come upon him waiting for the elevator. He had a strange look on his face. As the week went on, I began to notice him going into the library whenever there were others there going online.
How about unsecured hot spots for a threat to online security?
Homeland Security
by Maisie663 - 3/14/06 6:05 PM In reply to: Which do you think is the biggest security threat? by Marc Bennett
This could be a connection to the White House, this organization really has me concern as they seem to be free wheeling about How to protect the country, suggesting things like National Driver Licenses, tracking chips, cars, people etc.
Tracking chips
by wotnwabbit - 3/14/06 6:13 PM In reply to: Homeland Security by Maisie663Masie, I am not familiar with any National Driver's license issue being currently debated.
I think the "tracking chip" you refer to is being developed and promoted by a private company. I believe with the current technology it has a range to be read of about 3 feet and is used to allow entry in to secure areas. As I recall the news story, only 3 have actually to date been embedded in people. I have never seen this type of issue promoted in any governmental context.
"Paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep". Know what song that is from?
Don't forget the Pied Piper
by carolinabell1860 - 6/24/06 10:49 PM In reply to: Tracking chips by wotnwabbithe had everyone fooled too. Are you so paranoid of the government that you are afraid to disagree with them? After all, they are spying on you,right? Please get over that naked emperor thing. Open your eyes and your mind so that you may see.
the White House is just another shade of Grey........
by robertk2 - 3/14/06 9:45 PM In reply to: Homeland Security by Maisie663While there is no National Drivers License on the horizon, there is a requirement that ALL state Drivers Licenses be configured to conform to Federal uniform standards within the next two or three years. This is with the intention of using them as a form of National Identification Cards, this would seem to work hand-in-hand with the requirement that citizens obtain a passport to exit and re-enter our borders even though the travel may only be to Alaska or Hawaii, or a cruise to “nowhere”. You’ll eventually need one to purchase a airplane, train, ship ticket; open a bank account, and any number of other functions yet to be announced by the government. And the “new” Drivers Licenses and Passports will have some type of “tracking” device that will contain all data/information that the government wants to keep track of. Right now they just haven’t quite decided in what form the “device” will be, RFID, or smart-chip. Lets just hope that it’s not RF, that would make it extremely easy for someone to “read” your information from a distance with a “scanner”. I just find it hard to trust people who have been bought and paid for by the corporate infrastructure that keeps raising the prices we pay for all our food and commodities whenever they need to field another lobbyist.
Spyware can be a monetary disaster
by Pemstein - 3/14/06 6:13 PM In reply to: Which do you think is the biggest security threat? by Marc Bennett
I had a recent incident where a company named Integretel planted a spyware dialer in my PC without my knowledge or permission. From this clandistine dialer they billed my phone bill for $40 for a two minute call I didn't place. I found over 400 complaints against this company on one web site. Thousands of dollars were charged to hundreds of unsuspecting people through these spyware dialers. The extent of loss is highlited by the fact Integretel forfited 1.6 million dollars it had stolen from PC users to the FCC. Spyware can lead to a long term period of grief and monetary loss if not detected.
chip2414
Vulnurable users
by dddiam - 3/14/06 6:17 PM In reply to: Which do you think is the biggest security threat? by Marc Bennett
My 80-year old mother has trouble distinguishing between a mouse cursor, a text caret, and a listbox highlight. Pop-up browser windows totally disorient her. Running a virus scan would be beyond her abilities.
OK, this is certainly an extreme case, but my point is that the biggest danger in any of these fraud and hacking schemes is a lack of training and education on the part of the user.
Even computer-savvy students are shocked when they are expelled, or denied college admission, because of one of their blog postings.
No, I am not saying that it is the user's fault. Nor do I know how to reach all of the vulnerable users to educate them. Most people know what alleys to avoid, but they have little experience with cyber-alleys.
- David
Totally Agree
by Boodle - 3/14/06 8:24 PM In reply to: Vulnurable users by dddiamI think that phishing is the largest security threat because it totally depends on the computer user. As anti-virus software gets better and firewalls become more powerful, spyware and adware become more obsolete. With phishing scams, the scammer only has to wish for an ignorant computer user to click on a link.
The White House NOT
by kurtpochert - 3/14/06 6:19 PM In reply to: Which do you think is the biggest security threat? by Marc Bennett
If by saying the "White House" you mean our own government, you are sadly mistaken. Congress may be a joke, but foreign spam, phishing, etc. is where the attention should be put. The EU is the threat. They just cannot compete! I'll take Microsoft as a good colleague and citizen any day of the week over any EU threat.
Home Land Security/White House
by Maisie663 - 3/14/06 6:40 PM In reply to: The White House NOT by kurtpochertWho knows really what this organization is doing, as far as we are concerned they are suppose be protecting us, from what? Many companies could be making things for any organization--don't have to be parinoid to see that..thats what they said when Hitler took over Germany, such a nice man, he was helping the youth and first ya know things change. No one knows who the spies are or do we??
Security
by wakleem - 3/14/06 6:38 PM In reply to: Which do you think is the biggest security threat? by Marc Bennett
The biggest threat to security, peace, and our way of life is: RELIGIOUS FANATISM
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