This may not be a popular opinion in the cyber industry, but is a worthwhile piece to read. Many of us in Cyber forget that security, after all, is a means to an end, not an end in of itself.
Thanks so much for this "reality check" piece because mainstream media (and opportunistic politicians) seem to have chosen their side already on this matter, for reasons you have listed at the beginning of the article.
Why should Twitter be secure in the first place? Unlike email, it's not a platform where sensitive data tends to live. Unlike facebook, it's no one's lifeline or confession booth. It's a pseudonymous public square with a DM system hastily tacked on top. The idea that all these services should be beholden to the same security priorities is a strange one. As the old Soviet joke goes, "you've seen all the red flags you needed when you crossed the border".
Which is not to say there aren't some rather interesting questions about Twitter's security decisions, such as "how comes the name 'Ellen Page' triggers instant bans but no one does the simplest things to stop crypto scammers from impersonating VIPs?".
This may not be a popular opinion in the cyber industry, but is a worthwhile piece to read. Many of us in Cyber forget that security, after all, is a means to an end, not an end in of itself.
Thanks so much for this "reality check" piece because mainstream media (and opportunistic politicians) seem to have chosen their side already on this matter, for reasons you have listed at the beginning of the article.
Why should Twitter be secure in the first place? Unlike email, it's not a platform where sensitive data tends to live. Unlike facebook, it's no one's lifeline or confession booth. It's a pseudonymous public square with a DM system hastily tacked on top. The idea that all these services should be beholden to the same security priorities is a strange one. As the old Soviet joke goes, "you've seen all the red flags you needed when you crossed the border".
Which is not to say there aren't some rather interesting questions about Twitter's security decisions, such as "how comes the name 'Ellen Page' triggers instant bans but no one does the simplest things to stop crypto scammers from impersonating VIPs?".