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freehe
2/28/2017 9:00:51 PM
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Costs
Every six months I call my cell phone carrier and cable provider to ask about discounts and specials. Most companies don't advertise the good deals and customers have to call to ask for them. If they tell me no, I remind them that I am a loyal customer, quote competitor prices. If they still tell me no I ask for the cancellation department and ask them what are you going to do to keep me as a satisfied customer.
I say no at least 3 times until I get a deal that is acceptable.
Michelle
2/28/2017 9:48:19 PM
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Re: Spam
@srufolo I can see how your plan might cost so much. Everything does cost so much!! We have few options for internet where I live and all are pricy. If it's cheap, the connection is not so great.
Michelle
2/28/2017 9:50:22 PM
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Re: Spam
@freehee Ouch! Connecting is expensive these days. I can only assume all the badware traffic is contributing to the overall cost. Defeating bad stuff and preventing attack can be costly.
AT&T: IoT Cyber Attacks Increase 400% in 2016
This is very interesting and useful in todays world. I cannot believe that Cyber attacks has increase that much in 2016. I am hoping it decreases my 2018 atleast because ATT LoT will not be able to exlactly handle it the right way. It just shows technology can be to hard to handle.
RE: AT&T: IoT Cyber Attacks Increase 400% in 2016
I honestly can't see it ever really decreasing too much. While technology and security is always getting better and looking to strive forward, So are the same hackers that are seeking to break it. While something might take a long time to crack, eventually it will always break as nothing is perfect. I think cyber attacks will either continue to increase or only slightly decrease.
RE: AT&T: IoT Cyber Attacks Increase 400% in 2016
I honestly can't see it ever really decreasing too much. While technology and security is always getting better and looking to strive forward, So are the same hackers that are seeking to break it. While something might take a long time to crack, eventually it will always break as nothing is perfect. I think cyber attacks will either continue to increase or only slightly decrease.
RE: AT&T: IoT Cyber Attacks Increase 400% in 2016
@Steve:
> or only slightly decrease.
I think even that is optimistic; I think you are right that they will continue to increase. The market opportunity has proven itself, and the black-hats have demonstrated a knack for innovation (just look at how ransomware has taken off, and the different types of ransomware "business models"!).
Re: Costs
> I remind them that I am a loyal customer
This is the key -- and loyalty means more than just having done business with them for a while. They keep track of how timely you are with paying your bills, what your service call history is like, and just generally how much of a pain in the butt you are. Some customers they will bend for to make happy. Others, they prefer to just tell them to not let the door hit them on the way out.
Re: Spam
@srufolo1:
Agreed, AT&T is making lot of changes. Good to know that they are offering free wifi in Florida. It's good to see that becoming a standard.
Re: AT&T: IoT Cyberattacks Increase 400%
@freehe:
Completely in agreement with your thoughts about reactive vs proactive. We are seeing that in prcatice and that is not very good practice. Hope companies would start taking security measures on a proactive basis.
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