State of Cybercrime

When Security is a Status Symbol

Episode Summary

As sleep and busyness gain prominence as status symbols, I wondered when or if good security would ever achieve the same notoriety.

Episode Notes

As sleep and busyness gain prominence as status symbols, I wondered when or if good security would ever achieve the same notoriety. Investing in promising security technology is a good start. We’ve also seen an upsurge in biometrics as a form of authentication. And let’s not forget our high school cybersecurity champs!

However, as we celebrate new technologies, sometimes we remain at a loss for vulnerabilities in existing technologies, such as one’s ability to guess a user’s PIN with the phone’s sensors. I’m also alarmed with how easily you can order an attack!