> The major botnet of 2016 is simpler than the botnet of 1988.
That, right there, is a damning indictment not only of our industry but also of our culture. We know how to secure systems. It's not magic. But — unlike for example physical hygiene — we haven't made the decision to make computer hygiene part of our culture. We look down on people who don't wash their hands, but we don't look down on people who use poor passwords. We teach children to cover their mouths when they cough, but we don't teach children not to plug a Windows machine into a network.
That, right there, is a damning indictment not only of our industry but also of our culture. We know how to secure systems. It's not magic. But — unlike for example physical hygiene — we haven't made the decision to make computer hygiene part of our culture. We look down on people who don't wash their hands, but we don't look down on people who use poor passwords. We teach children to cover their mouths when they cough, but we don't teach children not to plug a Windows machine into a network.