My only quibble talk about being targeted. Makes it sound like a concerted effort to get Alina when really the whole Internet is the target.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
Ops: site's down Dev: there's a problem with the db Ops: db has no records Dev: because xmas And everyone laughs.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
Never mentioning the hive of scum and villainy lurking beneath the surface.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
I wish I could just smh at people for falling for these types of scams, but the industry sells them the utopia.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
Still, builders today know better and should build systems/software that's more secure by default.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
There's a darkness in all of us. Some can overcome it, some can not, and some embrace it.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
A lot of this lies in the foundations of the system, the focus on the technical possibilities and disregard for the potential for abuse.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
If you aren't at least trying to keep your devices secure you're (partly) responsible for making the Internet a horrible place.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
Your device (PC, phone, tablet, etc.) being hacked *is* a big deal. It can affect not only your own life, but the Internet at large.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015
We have so far to go to educate the general public about the importance of being mindful of your computing device's security.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) December 28, 2015