Comment on public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)

lazynooblet@lazysoci.al ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The hacker community it’s very focused on Linux since most servers in the world run it. The fly by night script kiddies and botnet creators definitely prefer end user systems though.

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This right here. Linux security is so good that the easiest way to break in is via Phishing someone with a windows laptop.

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    • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The old jibe was that Windows users are so gullible that they’re just easier to phish.

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    • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah exactly. Nobody actually “hacks” anymore. They just send Pam in accounting a funny email

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  • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The easiest hacks use social engineering. Much more social to exploit in the end-user arena.

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• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Please become a thing. Having viruses custom tailored for your OS means you’ve made it.

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  • OldChicoAle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t wanna “make it”. I just want fast, secure, private computing.

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    • jjlinux@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Agreed. However, more users (personal, institutional or business) equals more devs focused on the OS.

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      • OldChicoAle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        We need enough, not more. The concept of “more” and “surplus” got us into this capitalist dystopia. I know this isn’t the point you’re making. I’m just making a separate point that I thought of reading yours. :)

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same, I’m largely being facetious. But viruses come with success, and success also means more software and hardware compatibility. I think that’s worth a periodic scan every so often and some slightly inconvenient security systems in place.

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  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There absolutely are. I barely missed a linux virus from a hijacked python package what… two years ago?

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sure, and they have been for decades. They’re still not that common though.

      What Python package almost got you?

      I wonder if I’ve been hit but just haven’t noticed because I tend to run things in containers.

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      • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Pytorch Nightly: pytorch.org/blog/compromised-nightly-dependency/

        theregister.com/…/pypi_pytorch_dependency_attack/

        The malicious binary would upload files ranging in size up to 99,999 bytes and send the contents to a specified domain.

        Was pretty scary from my perspective.

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      • brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        PyTorch Nightly:

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• Ironfist79@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You say that like it’s not already focused on. The majority of Internet infrastructure runs on Linux.

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  • lazynooblet@lazysoci.al ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But the vast majority of viruses focus on end users.

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