Web Summit<\/a> last week, told a quick story to show what his company was up against when it came to security.<\/p>\n\u201cThe family car was not designed to be driven into a wall at 100 kilometers an hour. We call that user error,\u201d he joked. Car companies try to take reasonable safety\u00a0scenarios into account when building cars, and then attempt\u00a0to make them as safe as possible based on the information they have.<\/p>\n
Facebook, he said, doesn\u2019t have that luxury. For example, Stamos said that he was in Nigeria recently and he met with young people, many of whom were using a $50 Android smartphone as their device of choice. The trouble with the phone, which was one these young people liked and could afford, was that it ran an older, much less secure version of Android \u2014 one which they weren\u2019t likely to update.<\/p>\n
He can\u2019t force people to upgrade their devices, so they have to accept the fact that these users are coming onto Facebook with devices, which very likely have malware running on them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we are going to connect the world, we also need to connect the world safely. In situations where it\u2019s negative, we still look at it with open eyes and do everything we\u00a0can to mitigate it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
He went on to differentiate between safety and security. You can develop your code as a company in a secure way, meaning you try to fill security holes and make it as difficult as possible for hackers to compromise the software. He says that every\u00a0company should be duty-bound to prevent these types of weaknesses to the extent possible.<\/p>\n
Keeping your users safe is another matter. It\u2019s about setting up systems in such a way that you have safety built into the structure of the service, regardless of how much or how little the end user is willing to participate in those safety mechanisms.<\/p>\n
\u00a0For example, Facebook knows that users\u00a0running two-factor identification are going to be inherently much safer than those running on a simple user name and password. Yet unlike your employer, Facebook can\u2019t force you to use two-factor identification, even though it knows you would be safer if you did. That forces the social media giant\u00a0to find other ways to build in safety for you.<\/div>\n
He says, the company actually monitors black market password databases, looking for password matches against its user base, and warning people when they find compromised ones.<\/p>\n
Facebook knows it can\u2019t possibly control every variable, or even impose reasonable safety measures onto its users, so it uses as many creative ways as it can consider to keep as much of its user base safe as is within the company\u2019s control.<\/p>\n
Stamos says the company has built a safety-oriented culture that enables the company to iterate quickly on changing safety and security issues, regardless of user behavior.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is still our responsibility to protect the people who choose not to use [advanced safety features the company has built],\u201d Stamos explained. In other words, they are going to make every effort to try and\u00a0keep you safe whether you participate or not.<\/p>\n
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Source: TechCrunch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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