>"Sometimes I wonder why the American public has to be subject to the all the evils of so-called "tech" companies when clearly the US government has the personnel to write safe, reliable software."
It's not just the American public, it's every computer user—everywhere. The reason is because it's easy.
There's plenty of secure software and systems out there. It's hard to use. The costs outweigh the benefits for most people most of the time. We could all be running Qubes or openBSD but we don't because it's hard. It's hard to do simple things. Most of the world runs on Windows and people are logged in as admin. It's a point and click world.
I don't know if the government needs to write software, but I do think there is room for a vendor to step up, particularly in the business world, with systems that offer ironclad security.
IMO we are in an increasingly dangerous world. I'm surprised the internet connected world hasn't collapsed yet. Every day seems to be a new kind of scam or malware. It takes incredible effort to safeguard systems today. One wrong click and in 5 minutes your entire life can be destroyed. I'm curious what the stats are on malware that has completely destroyed businesses. Cyber insurance policies are almost necessary now even if you consider yourself a skilled user.
It's not just the American public, it's every computer user—everywhere. The reason is because it's easy.
There's plenty of secure software and systems out there. It's hard to use. The costs outweigh the benefits for most people most of the time. We could all be running Qubes or openBSD but we don't because it's hard. It's hard to do simple things. Most of the world runs on Windows and people are logged in as admin. It's a point and click world.
I don't know if the government needs to write software, but I do think there is room for a vendor to step up, particularly in the business world, with systems that offer ironclad security.
IMO we are in an increasingly dangerous world. I'm surprised the internet connected world hasn't collapsed yet. Every day seems to be a new kind of scam or malware. It takes incredible effort to safeguard systems today. One wrong click and in 5 minutes your entire life can be destroyed. I'm curious what the stats are on malware that has completely destroyed businesses. Cyber insurance policies are almost necessary now even if you consider yourself a skilled user.