• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    My opinion is mixed. On one hand, cyber security is leagues ahead of the 90s. OTOH, while the common threats has been dialed in, the consequences of a major strike are far more dire. Didn’t state that well, know what I mean?

    Anyway, as a sysadmin, this shit has kept me up a night. I mean that most literally. Falling asleep, “Shit! I don’t have that covered!”

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      23 days ago

      You’re looking at it from a business perspective which is valid but the resources available to the average person to prevent and / or mitigate a realm threat are virtually nonexistent.

      Up until now it’s made no sense to target Joe Schmoe or his neighbours what happens when a state sponsored threat actor decides to burn it all down, or someone decides to start targeting the average person rn Massé with malicious ai?

      It’s not a big deal on a case by case basis but almost no cybersecurity company will help out an individual unless they’re rich, the police are brain dead.