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By: Just a wannabe techguy

@Adam Those were the points I was thinking of responding with, until I saw yours. Thanks.

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By: Bob

This will increase time to market for products During which time someone else will ship theirs, gobble up this quarter’s profit, and have themselves already entrenched for next quarter. Our economic...

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By: lurker

@ResearcherZero “still using known default administrator passwords” But isn’t that the point of default passwords? they have to be known … What’s missing is a law that requires the box to have ugly...

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@Moderator /#comment-432440 Nimmo • February 16, 2024 12:48 AM Appears to be a “Poison the well” attack on the blog.

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By: jackson

@Nimmo Are you confusing Dan Greer with Dan Geer?

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By: Ismar

For some vendors (depending on your software user base) legislation is already in place which forces them to scan all third party libraries included with their own software for security vulnerabilities...

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By: ResearcherZero

The problem is more with ancient libraries from 20 years ago, that are not even patched for ShellShock, running on your network. Firewall and security devices that are less secure than the network...

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By: MDK

@ALL Related to MMS hxxps://www.securityweek.com/mysterious-mms-fingerprint-hack-used-by-spyware-firm-nso-group-revealed/ Have a great weekend and be safe.

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By: izzlers

This was an excellent update topic, thanks! I am reminded of how, many years ago now, Lubuntu seemed to suddenly become degraded in a way severely contrary to the ethos and methods of the Lubuntu...

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By: bl5q sw5N

Look at the software you have, with its bloat, coupling, etc. whatever, and consider it as if it were the result of a proper design process. Now look in the mirror and ask “Is this the program I...

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By: ResearcherZero

What would be of benefit would be thorough logging, man pages and technical documentation. Keep it simple. Better to stuff the fish later after it has been gutted. Microsoft has introduced “free”...

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