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Story: NASA hacker is no Neo

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Posted by: Doug (Tuesday 21 June 2005, 11:47 AM)

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I keep reading that 'it's not the fault of IT', but surely if a system is so complex that it's easy to mis-configure then it IS the fault of IT.

It's not difficult to build a system that's easy to configure and (as per the previous comment) checks that passwords are sufficiently secure. I mean, even Gmail doesn't let you have easy to crack passwords!

The IT industry should take a long hard look at itself and face up to its responsibility to provide tools that people can use easily and effectively.

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