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minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoBut by that logic, absolutely everything other than standing still in a fethal position in a dark cave is a cyber security risk. Are you using an extremely solid version of Linux? Wellllll, sometimes bad actors can push bad code to open source projects! It’s a risk!
minus-squarealtec@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI mean, it’s true. Network-connected devices are inherently a cyber security risk.
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYes, which is why that can’t be used as an argument against one specific tool.
minus-squareKanda@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoEven ones that are air-gapped and get their updates via USB are a risk
But by that logic, absolutely everything other than standing still in a fethal position in a dark cave is a cyber security risk.
Are you using an extremely solid version of Linux? Wellllll, sometimes bad actors can push bad code to open source projects! It’s a risk!
I mean, it’s true. Network-connected devices are inherently a cyber security risk.
Yes, which is why that can’t be used as an argument against one specific tool.
Even ones that are air-gapped and get their updates via USB are a risk