• Space/Science
  • GeekSpeak
  • Mysteries of
    the Multiverse
  • Science Fiction
  • The Comestible Zone
  • Off-Topic
  • Community
  • Flame
  • CurrentEvents

Recent posts

Boulder will be in your news soon. podrock June 1, 2025 3:14 pm (CurrentEvents)

It's over folks RL June 1, 2025 12:38 pm (Space/Science)

Administration solves things the old fashion way BuckGalaxy June 1, 2025 11:01 am (Flame)

Issacman out as NASA Admin BuckGalaxy May 31, 2025 9:40 pm (Space/Science)

Lie, cheat and disable mechanisms... BuckGalaxy May 31, 2025 8:04 pm (Space/Science)

Big beautiful wall RobVG May 31, 2025 11:50 am (Flame)

2025 Humans to the Moon & Mars Summit May 28 and 29 BuckGalaxy May 28, 2025 2:52 pm (Space/Science)

C'mon a little closer gonna do it to you BuckGalaxy May 27, 2025 9:46 pm (Off-Topic)

Watching SpaceX Starship flight 9, 7:30pm EST BuckGalaxy May 27, 2025 3:59 pm (Space/Science)

Same old song and dance BuckGalaxy May 26, 2025 10:02 pm (Flame)

Russia and China agree to build a nuclear power plant on the moon BuckGalaxy May 26, 2025 2:03 pm (Space/Science)

Dune books 2-7 BuckGalaxy May 26, 2025 12:46 pm (Science Fiction)

Home » GeekSpeak

Does anyone believe anything at all they hear about internet security? April 9, 2014 10:34 pm bowser

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2014/04/09/heartbleed-quick-change-your-password-using-these-tips/

“Quick! Change your password! Or don’t!

“There’s been a breach and this one’s serious. The bug has figured out how to obtain a copy of the metaphorical front-door keys to your data, to use whenever it wants. And people are very clear on one thing: you either should or should not change your password in response.”

It seems to me we are constantly reassured about internet security.  The clouds are secure, the connection to your bank is secure, and to stores, and so on.

It also seems to me that between the US government and hackers there is absolutely nothing secure on the ‘net.  Someone or other can read everything and anything they want to.  (Praise Obama!  God Bless America!  The Second Amendment forever!)

As fast as the reassurances can be made, some hacker finds their way in.  The last year I’ve had two debit cards cancelled because they were hacked at some store or another.  (These Colors never run!  May the Force be with the CIA!  Praise The Lord!)

I suspect my days of purchasing things over the ‘net is done.  I’ll find things and then complete the purchase by phone.  (My country ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty!  Oh, can you see, by the dawn’s early light – - – !  Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!)

And all power to the NSA.

(To anyone who hacked their way into this, I REALLY mean the things in parentheses.  Seriously.  You can trust me.  God Bless America, and all it’s bureaucracies.  Especially the military and intelligence people.  Hard workers, all, bright, deserve nothing but the best.  Underpaid.  And I do mean it.  Honest!)

  • This was the technology that was going to take us to the stars. by ER 2014-04-10 04:55:30
    • I thought that was de Bergerac's magnetic ball and iron chariot . . . by DanS 2014-04-12 05:59:46
      • So he won the space race...by a nose. by ER 2014-04-12 10:28:00
    • There is no information security, period... by FrankC 2014-04-10 04:30:28

      Search

      The Control Panel

      • Log in
      • Register