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mr_mitmtoday at 7:03 AM1 replyview on HN

I don't think we should be calling the users idiots when we failed to make our systems secure by design. If a simple act like plugging in a thumb drive by a well-meaning user undermines the security of an entire operation, then why do we allow such a thing to happen?

Relevant: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/10/security_desi...


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erutoday at 8:04 AM

Yes. People used to laugh at the auto-play for CD-ROMs in Windows 95. But if a USB device can hijack your system, is it that different?