Trust and the "Internet"
Firstly, I was not surprised that Symantec is part of this system. They have had too many cases where software and services they provide are faulty or untrustworthy. Having said that, my comment as a security novice, is, like various regulators, there should be a central sort of body/ies which continually certify security requirements and that companies/organizations which deal in trust be required to provide proof of trustworthiness.
It is too easy in the electronic world to ignore or find out about things which really don't exist. From Nixon to Kennedy, from telephones, iPhones or Blackberrys, information can be kept secret or "lost" if the users don't want it known. The only problem with the use of the "Internet" is that it is used and touted as a secure way of dealing with finance/money. Big money can be protected at any cost. It is the little person who has to judge his/her own activity. Few actually are aware of problems, especially when financial institutions make statements implying they will protect their individual clients from loss and then hide under small print or unintelligible legalese or onerous procedures.
It has been ever thus except now personalities have been compromised which can ruin lives and reputations instead of just loss of a few dollars. And citizens are now almost required to use electronic means to live - to communicate and deal with governments, municipalities and with organizations like Google or Facebook. I'm wondering who you trust. All of us can't be nerds nor afford to buy new, supposedly safer technology and software.
What to do Experts? I've been into computers for decades but as a small user and information provider and I don't understand much of what you are talking about let alone do something. I'd sure like a simple, intelligible answer.
