n3ws4cc t1_iuip691 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Reply to comment by jphamlore in US convenes over 30 countries to address ransomware as hacks of hospitals, critical infrastructure continue by cobicoo

Get pc's that have no accessible ports with a locked down OS without browsers for core systems and a second, separate network for phones etc. That should fix most human errors then no?

DIBE25 t1_iuisoxd wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:25 PM

yes but Bethany from accounting needs to run an app her son grabbed from a Chinese website that copies her bookmarks from her computer at home and it needs to be run from a usb key and it needs administrator privileges

I'm exaggerating but until technological literacy is as common as linguistical literacy you're going to have unpredictable scenarios because a ton of exploits rely on human engineering (can't remember the proper term sorry) and not exclusively on the use of exploits in the software (which also boils down to human error)

stewsters t1_iuizd00 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:09 PM

Yes, it can be done. There is a lot of useful information on the internet though.

As someone who has tried to program in an environment where you cannot download IDEs without an admin's intervention, access maven central, or just execute code you wrote, holy shit do I not want to live in that world though.