Comments on: Palin’s e-mail Was Hacked - No One Cares She Used Yahoo? http://macabreink.com/palins-e-mail-was-hacked-no-one-cares-she-used-yahoo The Virtual Voice of David Niall Wilson Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:42:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David Niall Wilson http://macabreink.com/palins-e-mail-was-hacked-no-one-cares-she-used-yahoo/comment-page-1#comment-503 David Niall Wilson Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:04:06 +0000 http://macabreink.com/?p=701#comment-503 It's funny. You can explain why things are security risks. You can build elaborate protections for things that are, or should be, important. Actually getting anyone to pay attention to those precautions, or to REALLY GET what you are saying seems beyond the realm of possibility. People in positions of authority have an obligation to pay more attention than average citizens. If Johnny loses the bowling schedule, well, that's a shame. If a corporate lobbyist hires a hacker to get inside information from an e-mail account foolishly exposed on a public e-mail system - that's an entirely different matter. The ability to see and understand the threat and act on it is crucial in today's Internet-based world. That is one reason I can't support a President who admittedly won't use e-mail and hasn't a clue about the entire mess...particularly since his VP candidate and her people seem - while able to use it - unable to grasp the dangers involved. -DNW It’s funny. You can explain why things are security risks. You can build elaborate protections for things that are, or should be, important. Actually getting anyone to pay attention to those precautions, or to REALLY GET what you are saying seems beyond the realm of possibility.

People in positions of authority have an obligation to pay more attention than average citizens. If Johnny loses the bowling schedule, well, that’s a shame. If a corporate lobbyist hires a hacker to get inside information from an e-mail account foolishly exposed on a public e-mail system - that’s an entirely different matter.

The ability to see and understand the threat and act on it is crucial in today’s Internet-based world. That is one reason I can’t support a President who admittedly won’t use e-mail and hasn’t a clue about the entire mess…particularly since his VP candidate and her people seem - while able to use it - unable to grasp the dangers involved.

-DNW

]]> By: Jon http://macabreink.com/palins-e-mail-was-hacked-no-one-cares-she-used-yahoo/comment-page-1#comment-502 Jon Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:56:57 +0000 http://macabreink.com/?p=701#comment-502 Yes. Thank you. I wish this was just the State of Alaska, but many public institutions simply do not understand real security risks and their consequences. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. Yes. Thank you. I wish this was just the State of Alaska, but many public institutions simply do not understand real security risks and their consequences. A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link.

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