What chutzpah. Get over it people and "Blame the Google"? Because they are for most people a nameless, faceless large multinational corporation? What about all those Yahoo and Hotmail accounts that also get hacked? Who's to blame for that?
I've been a network security administrator for 15+ years and I hear this stuff all the time. The reality is, we all share in the responsibility for network security. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. It is incumbent upon the end user to set a password that is resistant to attempts to cracking. And to update the software on their machines quickly after Apple or Microsoft or whoever release security patches. Gmail also offers two-factor authentication by using an authentication token on your smartphone that changes every 30 seconds. Of course, it is incumbent on people like me to keep abreast of new technologies and new threats, and to share said information with our peers. I'm not going to speculate at all, because I don't have any information about the account compromise. I think blaming it all on Google is pretty shortsighted, though. (Anyone who has access to Google's IPS logs is welcome to give us a concrete evidence of what actually happened.) Neither am I going to blame it on Grant, because I don't have enough information to do so. For most organizations, it makes sense after such an incident to review security policies and procedures. Most companies have them, but few do much more than pay lip service to them. Well anyway, back to work. On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Joe Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > This happened from a Google Group member, too..either here or > Internet-BOB. Get over it, people, it has nothing to do with the owner of > the email account. Blame The Google. > > On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:38:19 AM UTC-7, Matthew J wrote: >> >> Thanks for bringing this up. >> >> In no way is Grant at fault for a doofus spammer. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
