
DNC Staffer got pop-up messages alerting of “state-sponsored actors” - Shank
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/dnc-staffer-got-pop-up-messages-alerting-of-state-sponsored-actors/
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tonysdg
Putting aside the politics of the situation, how exactly does the DNC continue
to get hammered by apparently-malicious actors without making major changes to
their information security practices? My understanding is that the hacks are
on-going and persistent - after several weeks of this being in the news, and
possibly being aware of it for months, why haven't they been able to harden
their systems enough to repel at least a few of these attacks?

Or am I completely misinterpreting the news reports I keep hearing from the NY
Times, ArsTechnica, etc.?

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yompers888
It's most likely that people with authority in the organization refuse to
acknowledge the scope of the problem. People get upset about having to reset
passwords, so imagine how they feel about being told to reformat or get
entirely new machines. And frankly, those may not be viable options, because a
competent and well-backed adversary will probably find their way in, even if
you set them back at the starting line.

