• EntropyPure@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    A lot of journalists got that wrong in initial reporting. But as an IT administrator you can see where they are coming from with their switch to another platform.

    Signal is end user software, and a very good one at that. But it is no enterprise grade software. It lacks the management and policies needed for such user groups, which Wire seems to provide. Things like a mobile number as primary account handle spells ease and low entrance hurdle for end users, and a security problem for administrations.

    The fractured nature of the IT in German politics is probably still keeping the attack surface alive. As outlined here by heise:

    https://www.heise.de/en/background/Signal-attacks-Political-reality-bites-the-IT-admin-11279251.html