Reply to post: Re: This will never be fixed?

Alibaba security fail: Brute-force bonanza yields 21m logins

C Montgomery Burns

Re: This will never be fixed?

"So why have we built a world where the security measures are hard for the average person to deal with? Things are really broken and the bad people are having a field day."

I think the problem is one of perception. People aren't placing a high enough mental value on their digital accounts. Nobody needs to remind anyone to lock their door or car, because the loss would be immediate and tangible. Yet few complain of the hassle of carrying around a set of keys.

Realistically, it might take identify theft, money theft, or some other personal disaster for most to take their online accounts more seriously.

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