On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 23:48:30 +1030, Rodney Baker wrote:

In my experience, most people have no idea about security and want their computer to "just work". As long as their favourite games/word processor/ spreadsheet/<insert generic app class here> work without crashing, and their USB/portable hdd/<other removable storage devices> and other hardware simply "plug'n'play", and they can click on virus-and-malware-laden internet links to their hearts content (and they can ask their friendly neighbourhood "IT guy" to fix it when they inevitably break it), they're happy.

Adding security features only gets in the way of most "users". That's why >90% of the worlds desktop/laptop computers are running Window$ (well, that and the fact that most of them come pre-installed and most people don't know any better).

Your statement is likely correct of most Linux/MacOSX/<other Unix-based OS> users, and most corporate IT staff, but certainly not "most people" (IMHO).

People are becoming much more aware of security issues these days. With the big breaches at Experian, Target, and others, average users are taking notice. When a coworker of mine is asked by friends (and parents of those friends) what they do, he says he works for a company that makes software that manages logins on the Internet. The most common response he gets was "oh, you make the Internet more secure?" These aren't IT people or tech professionals - they're end users who use computers as tools. The world is changing. People are becoming more security conscious, thanks to the big breaches, Wannacry, and other widespread security problems that have been on the increase over the past few years. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org