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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>douglevin</span></a></span> see, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin/113266385222353147" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>this exact scenario</em></a> is why I act as <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenevolentDictator</span></a>"</em> and literally lockdown stuff so hard <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> cant fuck up!</p><ul><li>Unless you put that option on the table as a.fellot <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiterate</span></a>, you won't be able to survive this game.</li></ul><p>I wasted 15+ years of my life trying to make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> somewhat secure to come to terms with the fact that ut's an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfixable</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Givware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Givware</span></a> that is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnsafeAtAnyConfiguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnsafeAtAnyConfiguration</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InsecureAtAnyConfiguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsecureAtAnyConfiguration</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Believe me when I'd tell you that <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Users" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Users</span></a>"</em> like her don't give a shit about what Hardware/OS they get: Just set her up once with a good config (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UbuntuLTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UbuntuLTS</span></a> if you're lazy like me), backup all the important stuff, setup regular backups, remove <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sudo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sudo</span></a> privilegues and then you'd only need to check in once a year at most if not have a system that just runs for the next 2-5 years without intervention.</li></ul><p>On the flipside I've seen cases where <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a>|my Sales Reps were able to upsell some 5-digit 21,5" gaming monster to a photographer that uses ACDSee to do minimalist editing of their JPEGs.</p><ul><li>So ideally also do their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>procurement</span></a>. </li></ul><p>At least I <em>won't</em> deal with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> or any of that shite because <em>noone</em> is gonna pay me enough to loose my sanity over such a garbage software!</p> <p>And yes, <em>WE, THE "TECH LITERATES" ARE TO BLAME FOR THIS</em> because we didn't demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Simplicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Simplicity</span></a> before <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Convenience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Convenience</span></a>!!!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Reason #9001 why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfixable</span></a>, broken <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> is blatantly evil:</p><p>Instead of actually fixing their shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BitLocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BitLocker</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> [which has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backdoors</span></a> BTW!] they pushed a broken update and instead of fixing that they told users nonchalantly to <em>'go fuck yourself'</em> and instead expected them to run some shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PowerShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerShell</span></a>, which then allowed <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCriminals</span></a> to prey upon <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NvoLy5_v4c&amp;t=381s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shoving malicious stuff at them</a>...</p><ul><li>And since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> hides <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dislikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dislikes</span></a>, a shitload of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bots</span></a> just upvoted and commented those malicious scripts.</li></ul> <p>Case in point: This is just inexcuseable espechally for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCSS</span></a> that costs hundreds of dollars retail [ <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OEM</span></a>-Keys don't count! ]...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> Shit <a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/112865384464376842" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">like this</a> is why I've turned into a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenevolentDictator</span></a> and forcibly migrated <em>everything and everyone</em> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UbuntuLTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UbuntuLTS</span></a> with no <code>sudo</code> privilegues and a daily update <code>cronjob</code> in the background! </p><p>-Because I'm sick and tired of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfixable</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InsecureAtAnyConfiguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsecureAtAnyConfiguration</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> that is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@johntimaeus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>johntimaeus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@nuintari" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nuintari</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mspsocial.net/@jima" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jima</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@da_667" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>da_667</span></a></span> that's because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> is an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfixable</span></a> shitshow that needs to outlawed for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NatSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> reasons immediately!</p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Hackable Intel and Lenovo hardware that went undetected for 5 years won’t ever be fixed<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/supply-chain-snafu-causes-intel-and-others-to-ship-hackable-hardware-for-5-years/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2024/</span><span class="invisible">04/supply-chain-snafu-causes-intel-and-others-to-ship-hackable-hardware-for-5-years/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lenovo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RemoteExploit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RemoteExploit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfixable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lighttpd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lighttpd</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin" class="u-url mention">@<span>dangoodin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@matrosov" class="u-url mention">@<span>matrosov</span></a></span> Why am I not surprised?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UEFI</span></a> is a mess and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unfixable</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bloatware</span></a>!</p>
@infosec_jcp 🐈🃏 done differently<p>The push to delegitamize a whole <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NewsPlatform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsPlatform</span></a> took less than $45 Billion dollars and in the name of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> lost $40 Billion dollars in the process in less than one year because <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> is an NP=hard maths problem called content moderation wrapped in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ToS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToS</span></a> that is applied, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/equally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equally</span></a>.</p><p>This is gonna cost a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Fortune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fortune</span></a> 💯. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unfixable</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OligarchTaxWriteOffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OligarchTaxWriteOffs</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tapbots.social/@paul" class="u-url mention">@<span>paul</span></a></span> maybe it&#39;s because they are essentially <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vaccuum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vaccuum</span></a>|s that collect all the dust but are inherently designed to be <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unfixable</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unserviceable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unserviceable</span></a> from the factory!<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdwDvz47lNw&amp;t=259s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=EdwDvz47lN</span><span class="invisible">w&amp;t=259s</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>@cyberfeed have fun fucking up <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CensorBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CensorBoot</span></a>!</p><p>It&#39;s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unfixable</span></a>...<br /><a href="https://gist.github.com/acepace/df34b5213f1e0fae6529eb703d947187" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gist.github.com/acepace/df34b5</span><span class="invisible">213f1e0fae6529eb703d947187</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Secure-Boot-Golden-Key" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Secure-Boot-</span><span class="invisible">Golden-Key</span></a></p>