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But they do. They use a package manager such as apt-get, that cryptographically checks everything. Installing software outside the package manager is the excep
by 4ad 11y ago
But they do. They use a package manager such as apt-get, that cryptographically checks everything.
Installing software outside the package manager is the exception here, not the norm.
- federico3 11y agoAnd there is more: many people in security would agree that education is critical. We educate users to download software from distributions rather than trusting random sources (that might be very safe or not).
- CuttlefishXXX 11y ago>trusting random sources A recent example to add to this, for those who think "nobody who's not a complete beginner would never do that": https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3lefc6/chinese_ios_devs_download_xcode_from_3rdparty/ https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3lefc6/chinese_ios_...
- fleitz 11y agoAnd yet their browser probably has unpatched vulnerabilities... Essentially, if someone wants to hack your system they will, whether it's patching your routers firmware, etc. If Iran can't keep stuxnet out of airgapped systems, you're not going to keep any serious actors out of your systems connected to the internet.