Policy & regulation
EFF Warns Computer Security Is About to Get Worse — and Offers Advice
The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns that computer security is set to deteriorate sharply, arguing that the high cost and expertise once required to find severe vulnerabilities are changing. The EFF's post urges readers to prepare and outlines steps they can take.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is warning that computer security is about to get significantly worse, and says there are things readers can do in response, according to a post on the organization's EFF Updates blog.
The warning rests on what the post calls a commonly held truth among computer geeks: there is no such thing as bug-free software, or a secure computer. Any piece of software that anyone actually uses will have a security vulnerability somewhere in the code, the EFF says, and the more complex that software is, the more likely a vulnerability will be present.
Historically, the post explains, this reality was tempered by the fact that finding severe vulnerabilities was generally considered an expensive and difficult task — one requiring years of training and deep knowledge of how computers and software work. That high barrier produced a steady background hum of vulnerabilities being found and patched.
The EFF's concern is that this long-standing balance is shifting. The post frames the change as recent, noting that "until recently" the find-and-patch rhythm held steady, and argues that defenders, developers and ordinary users should prepare now rather than wait for the consequences.
The article promises practical guidance on what readers can do, though the specific recommendations are not included in the excerpt provided. All details come from the EFF's post on EFF Updates, where the full article is published.
Source: EFF Updates
