Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@EdwinG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EdwinG</span></a></span> oersonally, I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CrowdStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrowdStrike</span></a> - like all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scareware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scareware</span></a> - shouldn't exist.</p><ul><li>If I don't trust <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> to secure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> from the factory then I've to cease using it! No amount of 3rd party binaryblob <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rootkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rootkit</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bootkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bootkit</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KernelHack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KernelHack</span></a> is going.to make the system more secure - espechally since <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Antivirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antivirus</span></a>"</em> and <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiMalware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMalware</span></a>"</em> product vendors don't get sourcecode access.</li></ul><p>The fact that such a big mistake made it out of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QA</span></a> testing is a clear disqualifier.</p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jsrailton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jsrailton</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pegasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pegasus</span></a> isn't something that can be fixed outside of extensive <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> workups.</p><p>In fact it's easier to bootstrap an entirely new identity than trying to uninstall such persistent shite!</p><p>That being said, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> providers are just the newest <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DigitalSnakeoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSnakeoil</span></a> sales reps and everything against them applies to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Antivirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antivirus</span></a> as well...</p><p>So sad that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tomscott" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tomscott</span></a></span> was just <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVDQEoe6ZWY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">naively debunking</a> them years ago...</p><p>The constant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/disinfo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinfo</span></a> sown by VPN and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AV</span></a> providers is so rampant that I'd not be surprised if one day <em>both</em> would finally be made illegal <em>for all the right reasons</em>:</p><ul><li><p>A VPN <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">won't save peoples asses from getting jailed</a> !</p></li><li><p>Any 3rd party <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kernelhack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kernelhack</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BinaryBlob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BinaryBlob</span></a> won't make one's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoored" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backdoored</span></a> with Govware OS (regardless if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a>) more secure, but rather less secure!</p></li><li><p>It should be the sole responsibility of the OS/Distro maintainers to make them secure by default, espechally on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> where users don't have administrative / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/root" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>root</span></a> privilegues!</p></li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@isotopp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>isotopp</span></a></span> not to mention the whole concept of paying a 3rd party that (outside of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a>-based OSes like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a>'s!) won't habe Sourcecode access and accept their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BinaryBlob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BinaryBlob</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kernelhack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kernelhack</span></a> is not only weird per concept but basically a digital <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RacketeeringScheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacketeeringScheme</span></a>!</p><p>In fact, it should be the <em>SOLE RESPONSIBILITY</em> of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/maontainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maontainers</span></a> to actually make their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a> secure - period!</p><p>Everything else is just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bait</span></a> for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scareware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scareware</span></a>-based sales pitch that fools <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> into becoming victims of said racketeering scheme...</p>
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