Hacking

[AMDPRO]

Hi, I need to know if it is harder to hack microsofts servers or the nsa.

[Princess Luna]

Microsoft is NSA.

 

*mind blowing moment*

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, AMDPRO said:

Hi, I need to know if it is harder to hack microsofts servers or the nsa.

NSA because it is a government organization which is larger than some server of a particular company

[Zando_]

It'd be way harder to hack the NSA. Especially since they probs have read this thread and know you're thinking about it. And a 13 year old hacked Microsoft's servers to get extra stuff on Xbox, so...

[SPARTAN VI]

45 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

NSA because it is a government organization which is larger than some server of a particular company

Does larger necessarily equate to more secure? One might argue that more nodes of access increases the overall risk profile. 

[dcb-z]

1 hour ago, spartanvi said:

Does larger necessarily equate to more secure? One might argue that more nodes of access increases the overall risk profile. 

I'd think that a government agency would have some pretty top-notch security.

[SPARTAN VI]

1 hour ago, dcb-z said:

I'd think that a government agency would have some pretty top-notch security.

Looking over recent data breaches, I see the US Dept of Homeland Security and IRS were both hacked within the last 2 years alone. One would hope a gov't agency has the resources to be as secure as humanly possible. But folks in Information Security all know there's no such thing as absolute 100% security. It's not a question of "if," but "when." 

[dcb-z]

17 minutes ago, spartanvi said:

Looking over recent data breaches, I see the US Dept of Homeland Security and IRS were both hacked within the last 2 years alone. One would hope a gov't agency has the resources to be as secure as humanly possible. But folks in Information Security all know there's no such thing as absolute 100% security. It's not a question of "if," but "when." 

Never said that they couldn't be hacked, just that you'd think they would have pretty good security, better than that used by a company. Key word here is "think," which doesn't mean "I know for a fact that the NSA definitely has the best security."

[SPARTAN VI]

Right, my response is more directed at the OP at that point. Didn't mean to infer your position on the subject or what not. 

 

IMO, I'd argue that a company that's in the business of technology and who's the first line of defense when it comes to many Information Security threats is better equipped than the government to follow InfoSec and OpSec best practices. I could be off the mark, but if the recent US DHS and IRS hacks demonstrated anything to me, it's that the gov't - with all its resources - is just as vulnerable as some of the largest private corporations. 

[LUUD18]

Well Microsoft focusses on creating hard/software while the NSA focusses on hacking. I guess that the NSA will find exploits on their system quickers then Microsoft. 

Also I think microsoft has a lot more people (and people who work at the NSA dont advertise with it) so it would be easier to do social engineering.

[yathis]

On 5/31/2017 at 1:02 PM, dcb-z said:

you'd think

Yes you would "think" wouldnt you but the case is the government is actually quite stupid in many respects.

[LAwLz]

Depends on your definition of "hack" and "Microsoft's servers".

[NinJake]

Now that you have asked such questions you have been put on a watch list. Your PC could be compromised at anytime, I suggest backing up your important data and unplugging any webcams/microphones for at least 20 years.

[XboxCarsForza]

Cortana is the NSA

[yathis]

Step 1 - How can you desolder gps in a phone?

Step 2 - Delete all social media accounts

Step 3 - Only use computer cafe's or buy throw-away cell phones and use wifi

[Dash Lambda]

I'm in.

Spoiler

In all seriousness, it does heavily depend on who you are, what systems you're talking about, and what you consider 'hacking'. Both probably have very similar levels of security.

 

Though, of course, what happens to you afterwards is worlds apart. Microsoft can't nail you for treason.

[You_are_a_cunt]

The NSA has this thing where they usually hire people that manage to hack them, using their expertise to improve upon their security.

Like it or not, the NSA is one of the (if not the) largest pools of hackers, crackers and exploiters in the world.

The fact that they answer to a government is why they could be considered malicious, to some extent

[Teddy07]

On 31.5.2017 at 4:49 PM, AMDPRO said:

Hi, I need to know if it is harder to hack microsofts servers or the nsa.

Hack the NSA. You will get way more fame.