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Starting an International Cybersecurity Conversation

crimeandpunishment writes "Every government in the world is dealing with cybercrime, but they're all doing it on their own. In the context of 'cyberwar' saber-rattling on all sides, getting governments to share information is a challenge. But an international security conference this week in Dallas is aimed at doing just that — even if only on an informal basis."

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  1. Re:OpenBSD could eliminate "cybercrime". by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Cybercrime" could be outright eliminated if OpenBSD was more widely used.

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    yes, OpenBSD is more secure than windows/OSX.whatever. But a lot of 'cybercrime' happens as a result of userspace. Social engineering. Fraudulent emails. You will need to fix the users.

    Also, what do you do about the desktop? You can go on all you want about OpenOffice, etc, but a decade ago when Company X went with Office 97 or 2000...those alternatives did not exist. So now they have 10+ years of corporate crap and tribal knowledge built around the MS Office ecosystem, which cannot change quickly. No matter how much you want it to, it cannot/will not change easily.

    Technical problem? Ok, make [your fave distro] integrate as easily as Office/Exchange/Outlook/SharePoint. Not parts of it....all of it.