Wow. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much of a hassle it is that we have to prep and mitigate so many security issues. I mean, think about it. We’ve added untold millions of dollars to airline security, and a crazy amount of money in BUILDINGs. But another impact is the daily thought we put into people-security. The people who work in sensitive areas, putting their lives in harm’s way for the Kingdom. And think about how much we have to worry about CYBER security. We fear that someone will intercept our emails. (My credit card has been compromised twice in the past 30 days… so I’m currently on my 3rd card in a month.) Today I needed to send payment for an event we’re staging in SE Asia. I can’t simply email them the credit card information. I was SUPPOSED to fax it (because a fax is still safer than email. Now why is THAT still the case. I sent my first fax back in 1986.) But the fax machines wouldn’t talk. I suppose ours here in Louisville spoke English and couldn’t understand Thai. So either way, what did I have to do? I had to encrypt a PDF with a password. Tomorrow (which starts at 9pm tonight, Louisville time), I’ll have to call them with the password verbally — so it’s not sent with the PDF via the internet.
Security is a hassle. I’m not sure what we can DO about it. We are probably just venting. Do you need to vent any about security? : ) If so, click “comment” following the web version of this item. Thanks for any empathy you can feel. : )
Every time I stand in the airport security line, I can’t not think that the 911 terrorists won.
While TSA airport security irks me, I suppose it’s necessary and makes us safer. But, in reference to another facet of security, one option for sending information like the credit card info, you could use an online file sharing service that implements client-side, end-to-end encryption. There are multiple options, but Tresorit is one. (I just happened to be looking at my Tresorit account when I read Brigada.)
I like the way Crisis Counseling International begins their seminars on security. Psalm 91! You talk about”stuff” to worry about. Just list the things that writer said he faced. Then, list the security we find in God. HOWEVER, they go on to say, “Even good people will get run over if they stand in the middle of a freeway!” I just did a contingency segment for a group in Bolivia. The first step in personal security is “Target Avoidance”. The same would be true in cyber-security. Avoid it as much as possible. Do we REALLY need to send as many messages as we do?