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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@douglevin</a> see, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@douglevin/113266385222353147" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this exact scenario</a> is why I act as "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BenevolentDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BenevolentDictator</a>" and literally lockdown stuff so hard <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> cant fuck up!<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">#TechLiterate</a>, you won't be able to survive this game.</li></ul>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">#Windows</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">#unfixable</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Givware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Givware</a> that is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnsafeAtAnyConfiguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnsafeAtAnyConfiguration</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InsecureAtAnyConfiguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsecureAtAnyConfiguration</a>.<ul><li>Believe me when I'd tell you that "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Users" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Users</a>" 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">#UbuntuLTS</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">#sudo</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>On the flipside I've seen cases where <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scam</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.<ul><li>So ideally also do their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#procurement</a>. </li></ul>At least I won't deal with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows11</a> or any of that shite because noone is gonna pay me enough to loose my sanity over such a garbage software! And yes, WE, THE "TECH LITERATES" ARE TO BLAME FOR THIS because we didn't demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Security</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Simplicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Simplicity</a> before <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Convenience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Convenience</a>!!!

Kevin Karhan :verified:Reason #9001 why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a> is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unfixable</a>, broken <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Govware</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> is blatantly evil:Instead of actually fixing their shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BitLocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BitLocker</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> [which has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Govware</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Backdoors</a> BTW!] they pushed a broken update and instead of fixing that they told users nonchalantly to 'go fuck yourself' and instead expected them to run some shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PowerShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PowerShell</a>, which then allowed <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberCriminals</a> to prey upon <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NvoLy5_v4c&t=381s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shoving malicious stuff at them</a>...<ul><li>And since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YouTube</a> hides <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dislikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dislikes</a>, a shitload of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bots</a> just upvoted and commented those malicious scripts.</li></ul> 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">#CCSS</a> that costs hundreds of dollars retail [ <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OEM</a>-Keys don't count! ]...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GossiTheDog</a> 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">#BenevolentDictator</a> and forcibly migrated everything and everyone to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UbuntuLTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UbuntuLTS</a> with no <code>sudo</code> privilegues and a daily update <code>cronjob</code> in the background! -Because I'm sick and tired of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unfixable</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InsecureAtAnyConfiguration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsecureAtAnyConfiguration</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Govware</a> that is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a>.

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@johntimaeus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@johntimaeus</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@nuintari" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nuintari</a> <a href="https://mspsocial.net/@jima" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jima</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@da_667" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@da_667</a> that's because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a> is an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unfixable</a> shitshow that needs to outlawed for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NatSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatSec</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITsec</a> reasons immediately!

Matt WillemsenHackable Intel and Lenovo hardware that went undetected for 5 years won’t ever be fixed <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">https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/supply-chain-snafu-causes-intel-and-others-to-ship-hackable-hardware-for-5-years/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Intel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lenovo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vulnerability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupplyChain</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RemoteExploit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RemoteExploit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unfixable</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lighttpd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lighttpd</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin" class="u-url mention">@dangoodin</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@matrosov" class="u-url mention">@matrosov</a> Why am I not surprised?<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UEFI</a> is a mess and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#unfixable</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bloatware</a>!

@infosec_jcp 🐈🃏 done differentlyThe push to delegitamize a whole <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NewsPlatform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewsPlatform</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">#FreeSpeech</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">#governance</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">#ToS</a> that is applied, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/equally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#equally</a>.This is gonna cost a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Fortune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fortune</a> 💯. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unfixable</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OligarchTaxWriteOffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OligarchTaxWriteOffs</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://tapbots.social/@paul" class="u-url mention">@paul</a> maybe it's because they are essentially <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vaccuum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Vaccuum</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">#unfixable</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unserviceable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#unserviceable</a> from the factory! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdwDvz47lNw&t=259s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdwDvz47lNw&t=259s</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:@cyberfeed have fun fucking up <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CensorBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CensorBoot</a>!It's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unfixable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#unfixable</a>... <a href="https://gist.github.com/acepace/df34b5213f1e0fae6529eb703d947187" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://gist.github.com/acepace/df34b5213f1e0fae6529eb703d947187</a><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Secure-Boot-Golden-Key" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Secure-Boot-Golden-Key</a>

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