▲ 809 ▼ The entire US Social Security database was uploaded on a random cloud server, Whistle-Blower Says (www.nytimes.com) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 point 1 year ago (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (4 children) Given it's the government it's most likely AWS or Azure. That really isn't inherently bad, it's more the attitude of "move fast and break things" doesn't necessarily work for secure systems with sensitive data. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) In cyber security you may never know if a bad actor got access to your systems/data. The issue with not following good security practices is that you increase the risk of this happening. Its like saying we should stop mandating vaccines cause the diseases aren't around anymore. When you let down your defenses you end up with outbreaks that shouldn't have happened and are harder to control. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) While AWS/Azure do make the initial configs rather fool proof, that falls apart the moment you start configuring them for actual use. It's also especially easy to mess things up when handling PII, at the SSA level it's probably something that DOGE staff don't have experience with. As for vaccines. Largely through that out there cause it seemed like obvious bait for you, but I don't think a single slogan "my choice my body" really encapsulates the arguments around abortion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (4 children) Given it's the government it's most likely AWS or Azure. That really isn't inherently bad, it's more the attitude of "move fast and break things" doesn't necessarily work for secure systems with sensitive data. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) In cyber security you may never know if a bad actor got access to your systems/data. The issue with not following good security practices is that you increase the risk of this happening. Its like saying we should stop mandating vaccines cause the diseases aren't around anymore. When you let down your defenses you end up with outbreaks that shouldn't have happened and are harder to control. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) While AWS/Azure do make the initial configs rather fool proof, that falls apart the moment you start configuring them for actual use. It's also especially easy to mess things up when handling PII, at the SSA level it's probably something that DOGE staff don't have experience with. As for vaccines. Largely through that out there cause it seemed like obvious bait for you, but I don't think a single slogan "my choice my body" really encapsulates the arguments around abortion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) In cyber security you may never know if a bad actor got access to your systems/data. The issue with not following good security practices is that you increase the risk of this happening. Its like saying we should stop mandating vaccines cause the diseases aren't around anymore. When you let down your defenses you end up with outbreaks that shouldn't have happened and are harder to control. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) While AWS/Azure do make the initial configs rather fool proof, that falls apart the moment you start configuring them for actual use. It's also especially easy to mess things up when handling PII, at the SSA level it's probably something that DOGE staff don't have experience with. As for vaccines. Largely through that out there cause it seemed like obvious bait for you, but I don't think a single slogan "my choice my body" really encapsulates the arguments around abortion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) In cyber security you may never know if a bad actor got access to your systems/data. The issue with not following good security practices is that you increase the risk of this happening. Its like saying we should stop mandating vaccines cause the diseases aren't around anymore. When you let down your defenses you end up with outbreaks that shouldn't have happened and are harder to control. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) While AWS/Azure do make the initial configs rather fool proof, that falls apart the moment you start configuring them for actual use. It's also especially easy to mess things up when handling PII, at the SSA level it's probably something that DOGE staff don't have experience with. As for vaccines. Largely through that out there cause it seemed like obvious bait for you, but I don't think a single slogan "my choice my body" really encapsulates the arguments around abortion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) While AWS/Azure do make the initial configs rather fool proof, that falls apart the moment you start configuring them for actual use. It's also especially easy to mess things up when handling PII, at the SSA level it's probably something that DOGE staff don't have experience with. As for vaccines. Largely through that out there cause it seemed like obvious bait for you, but I don't think a single slogan "my choice my body" really encapsulates the arguments around abortion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) While AWS/Azure do make the initial configs rather fool proof, that falls apart the moment you start configuring them for actual use. It's also especially easy to mess things up when handling PII, at the SSA level it's probably something that DOGE staff don't have experience with. As for vaccines. Largely through that out there cause it seemed like obvious bait for you, but I don't think a single slogan "my choice my body" really encapsulates the arguments around abortion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I think the line "how does handling PII make it easier to mess things up" just about sums things up for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago There are laws about how to handle PII and potential criminal charges based on things like the Privacy Act. Meaning there are additional requirements above and beyond how people normally store data on a system. More requirements = More chances to mess up permalink fedilink source parent