Yet another over-hyped security flaw making the headlines

Yet another over-hyped security flaw making the headlines

04 May 2016

For years now, I’ve ranted here and elsewhere about the nonsensical niche security “flaws” uncovered by researchers and academic scholars that often have no real bearing on business or society. There are always caveats, always reasons why these super-complicated exploits won’t work, yet they make the headlines time and again. The recent Waze app discovery is a great example:

Vulnerability in Google’s Waze app could let hackers track you, researchers say

Look past the hype, the justifications for job security and research funding. Focus on the things that matter, folks. Year after year, the studies show the same stuff, yet we keep ignoring it.

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