It's sad that people are trying to improve things only by fear and not be reason :(
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2024
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Just a reminder that the internet was recently shredded exactly by the security infrastructure.
If you’re talking about CrowdStrike, I’d call it part of the malware infrastructure.
From the perspective of the OP’s point though, it is a good argument since it capitalises on the panic described.
Hooray for criminals, who stimulate progress towards protection from criminals. Kings.
The problem is all the buying is purely so they can tick boxes on an insurance form.
We see it with our customers all the time, they request thing for cyber insurance reasons like a SIEM or EDR, but no one is checking the systems.
No one is checking until they get breached. The attacks are slowly forcing the industry to improve.
If the firewall is breached, and nobody is around to read the SIEM logs, was there ever a hack?
So like the gun manufacturer that made everybody else need more guns?
Yeah was good for the manufacturer.
Picks and shovels...
i agree with this because for me the problem is more vulnerabilities, bloatware and negligence than anything else.
This seems suspiciously similar to the Parable of the broken window. Sure, overall security has increased, but it has costs. That said, since we will invariably have criminals, it has been a good thing that companies and individuals have gotten more aware of the risks and are taking actions to protect themselves.