Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
true - but it doesn't happen every day or evenevery hour whereas things like th HTPPS warning do - eventually people just switch off from security as it 's in their face all the time
Doesn't happen to YOU every day or every hour.
Do you switch off security when parking your car? Do you leave it unlocked with the keys in the ignition? Is having to press the lock button on the fob too in your face?
Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
It's like having really complex passwords - no one can remember them so they write them down - often near or even on the machine they are using - secure? NO! But very understandable.................
You use a password manager and randomly generated strings.
I admit - passwords are a huge weakness - but that is because it is a human interaction, and humans are always the weakest link.
Things like 2FA really help improve security and things like Google Authenticator are much better than pure SMS.
In the future I think we'll move to a centralised public/private key system (oh wait, like PGP......) and you won't have to remember your password - just have your private key loaded into your web browser.