Is blase indifference how we respond to national level security breaches now?
If this was somebody's health records, the organization responsible for the disclosure would be under serious investigation (HIPPA), and throwing down retainers to every law firm in town.
Thomas, is it your opinion that those responsible for securing this data shouldn't be held responsible?
I think it's awfully silly to pretend that campaign IT organizations should be falling on their swords when the largest, most-talented, best-funded software security organizations in the industry do only a marginally better job when evaluated by outcome.
But, more importantly: I meant what I said. The only interesting thing about this story is that whoever hacked the DNC got attributed. You think the GOP isn't owned up?
Now? The only thing opensource advocates, hobbyist developers, large tech companies, the "security" industry and the government have been able to consistently agree on for the last 15 years is that there should be little enforcement of quality standards, in contrast with essentially every other industry.
If this was somebody's health records, the organization responsible for the disclosure would be under serious investigation (HIPPA), and throwing down retainers to every law firm in town.
Thomas, is it your opinion that those responsible for securing this data shouldn't be held responsible?