The public's level cybersecurity understanding means we have to do something different.
The industry has done a poor job of educating the public or making it clear to the public various cybersecurity risks. The high level of trust the public has in the software installed on used purchases is one of those areas.
Would you use a dirty plate in a restaurant if the server took someone else's plate, wiped the food off with their rag, and then put the plate in front of you?Basic SecurityPeople have no qualms doing the computer equivalent of the dirty plate when buying used computers. They buy a used computer with an operating system already installed. They boot the machine and start using it. The buyers trust the installation and use that computer for their most private transactions. We have plenty of evidence that people receive machines with malware, bot-ware, or intrusive software that sends data back to some other servers. The same people would never log into their bank account on some random machine they find sitting unlocked in a coffee shop.RisksA used machine has t…
Would you use a dirty plate in a restaurant if the server took someone else's plate, wiped the food off with their rag, and then put the plate in front of you?Basic SecurityPeople have no qualms doing the computer equivalent of the dirty plate when buying used computers. They buy a used computer with an operating system already installed. They boot the machine and start using it. The buyers trust the installation and use that computer for their most private transactions. We have plenty of evidence that people receive machines with malware, bot-ware, or intrusive software that sends data back to some other servers. The same people would never log into their bank account on some random machine they find sitting unlocked in a coffee shop.RisksA used machine has t…
