Comment on Some bad code just broke a billion Windows machines

• stephen01king@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Linux machines also require Crowdstrike because of business requirements. That does mean Linux is just as crap as Windows then?

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  • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Do they really require it, or is this just the usual security theatre?

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    • MetaCubed@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not to jump at you in another comment thread, but any OS that is deployed in a business environment should have some form of endpoint protection installed unless it is fully airgapped + isolated.

      Despite the myth that “Linux doesn’t get malware”, it absolutely does and should have protection installed. Even if the OS itself was immune to infection, any possible update can introduce a vulnerability to that.

      Additionally, again, even if the OS (or kernel in the case of linux) couldn’t be infected or attacked, the packages or services installed can be attacked, infected, or otherwise messed with and should be protected.

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    • stephen01king@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Probably the latter. Though, I’m not familiar enough with cybersecurity to make a comment on that.

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• MetaCubed@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is your point “Linux and Mac dont get viruses or targeted for cyberattacks”?

  Or is it “This wouldn’t have broken on a different operating system”?

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  • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No to both. Windows is so broken, it needs kernel-level external software to protect it from attacks that should not be possible in the first place. It is a joke of history that this software was even worse than windows itself.

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    • MetaCubed@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I see you’re operating on a plane of reality where windows is the only bad software, so it’s kinda pointless for me to continue here. I hope you have a wonderful day.

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      • Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Windows is definitely not the only bad software, but for the amount of resources they could spend on quality, it is a rather shitty product. They could do better, but they don’t want to.

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