lauren@vortex.com
Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 13:31:04 -0700
via NNSquad https://plus.google.com/+LaurenWeinstein/posts/cMA7HsuR7UC
I might note that there's a strong argument to be made that many of these systems crippled by the current malware epidemic by all rights should have instead had their data in the cloud, where professionals are able to keep security and privacy parameters up to date. Successful attacks are becoming more common with virtually every OS. And most systems in homes and offices are not adequately backed up -- if they're backed up at all. Fundamentally, this tech has become too integral to society and too complex for amateurs to maintain by themselves in the long run.
[On the other hand, RISKS readers understand the the "cloud" is not all
that secure, and still entails [I originally wrote entrails] many risks,
even though many cloud providers might have better security than small
institutions, and a very large one -- evidently, most of the
U.S. Government! PGN]