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BumRushDaShow

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4. I expect that the easiest way for nefarious individuals to get into something
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 10:18 AM
Mar 2023

is by using the so-called "social engineering" tactics - through use of scam/bogus emails that spoof being from legit sites and manage to get PII and/or passwords to systems.

I know companies like Comcast have been able to embed their red "Xf" (Xfinity) logo into the subject lines of their mail correspondence which distinctly differentiates their legit correspondence from scammers using a spoofed Xfinity address. If more corporate tech and even financial companies (due to the increasing proliferation of online payments of bills like credit cards) could try similar when corresponding with their subscribers, then it would help reduce some of the scam crap.

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Its a good idea, in theory pimpbot Mar 2023 #1
I think the micromanaging to that level might not be necessary BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #2
Insurance is a good idea pimpbot Mar 2023 #3
I expect that the easiest way for nefarious individuals to get into something BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #4
Opinion: most software is rushed out the door without adequate security testing. usonian Mar 2023 #5
I used to run NetBSD back in the day BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #8
BSD is great stuff. usonian Mar 2023 #10
I like how the *bsd and *nixes can run on old hardware BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #11
Wasn't RH5 the last sparc release? I recall having had that distro. usonian Mar 2023 #13
Yes because me and my mentor buddy were running 5.1 on other stuff BumRushDaShow Mar 2023 #15
Oh, you're one of THOSE people... XorXor Mar 2023 #19
Easier? Why, difficulty and inscrutability filter out the amateurs!!! usonian Mar 2023 #22
I'm actually pretty neutral on it and don't have a hard preference XorXor Mar 2023 #23
Sometimes I get into some new stuff and I'm like "man, what the hell is going on here?" usonian Mar 2023 #24
Want secure Open Source software? HariSeldon Mar 2023 #17
Gets my vote! usonian Mar 2023 #18
Holding software makers responsible for damage caused by users of their software... thesquanderer Mar 2023 #6
The devil's in the details. usonian Mar 2023 #9
Software that is marketed knowingly having flaws. Historic NY Mar 2023 #7
I don't know if holding software engineers, software companies, developers, etc. is going to SWBTATTReg Mar 2023 #12
No agency can keep up. That's the nature of agencies/any large orgnization. usonian Mar 2023 #14
I predict bipartisan opposition to this bill Fiendish Thingy Mar 2023 #16
Where does that put security testing? Oneironaut Mar 2023 #20
Didn't see much in the way of specifics on how this would work XorXor Mar 2023 #21
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