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Is this better or worse than a 0 day being used to take over her system, encrypt the HDD, and hold it ransom? FWIW, good apps should support session restore. I
by com2kid 10y ago
Is this better or worse than a 0 day being used to take over her system, encrypt the HDD, and hold it ransom?
FWIW, good apps should support session restore. If a hot fix gets pushed, especially for an active exploit, then getting it installed asap to everyone (not just those of us on HN who keep up with security bulletins!) becomes important.
- shthed 10y agoThen they should only force the reboot for critical security fixes that are exploitable, and only if they can't just restart that service. Not for all updates every time :(