I've always said that there's no such thing as a secure computer. You
can disconnect from the web, disconnect from the power supply, lock it
in a bomb proof shelter and throw away the key. But if someone really
really wants to get in they will find that key.
So we try to make it not worth while for someone to break in without at
the same time making it onerous to use. We try to keep copies for
disaster recovery, if there's value in there.
We minimize the risk by not sharing what's important.
Mostly, I think the horse has bolted when it comes to 'cloud' computing.
But I'm not a security guy anyway.
Thanks
Robert C
On 6/11/11 10:50 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> With the latest spate of break-ins, Google and Playstation being well
> reported, I'm thinking We've Got A Problem, Houston!
>
> I'm not expert enough to be sure how these attacks are done .. likely
> not by one-by-one account break-ins. None the less, I'm thinking
> Passwords Are A Thing Of The Past.
>
> So: security aware folks: Just what would put us in a better position
> to protect our dozens (if not hundreds!) of accounts?
>
> I've taken only one step: My hosting service, my home server and my
> two laptops use private key crypto with passwords disabled for remote
> logins.
>
> But I don't have that option with Google, Amazon etc, nor with phones
> and tablets, and I'm starting to feel exposed. And I'm not sure my
> approach is anywhere near complete enough. For example: I'd prefer
> all the data itself be encrypted with my public key too.
>
> I realize that the break-ins are likely to the servers, thus exposing
> thousands of accounts. But if these were encrypted, would that help?
> And if so, is there a way to enable such encryption?
>
> So basically I'm looking for some reasonable steps to take, both
> available now, and in the future if we push the web businesses to take
> them.
>
> -- Owen
>
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