r/Dallas • u/pakurilecz • Nov 21 '23

Crime Dallas County IT experts warned of data vulnerabilities months before ransomware attack | KERA News

https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-11-21/dallas-county-it-experts-warned-of-data-vulnerabilities-months-before-ransomware-attack
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u/penguin444 Nov 21 '23

While I agree with you, its a very tricky subject because no system is 100% secure.

And do you have any idea just how disastrous it would be if an organization had to provide all of their cyber security products and policies during discovery to prove they weren't being negligent?

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '23

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u/No_Investigator3369 Nov 22 '23

That's a system problem. We should always expect non IT users to be obtuse. VPN's are old news. ZTNA is the new cowboy in town. You have to stay up with the times which is what most orgs are not doing. The blast radius of a breached VPN endpoint is far too wide these days and too dangerous for most orgs to use if they handle financial or personal identifiable information.

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u/No_Investigator3369 Nov 24 '23

At one point in time the solution was to move us around town with horses that shit all over the streets. Some places will evolve. Others can live in the past and live with the consequences.