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The advisory links to https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/what-we-do/cybersecurity/professional-resources/csa-bluekeep_20190604.pdf?ver=2019-06-04-123329-6
by tastroder 7y ago
The advisory links to https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/what-we-do/cybersecurity/professional-resources/csa-bluekeep_20190604.pdf?ver=2019-06-04-123329-617 https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/what-we-do/cybersec... (PDF)
I really wonder what the utility for that distribution form is, are there people printing these out? Or is there some requirement for them to generate a document ID that they could not get for plain web/HTML documents?
- jl6 7y agoDo you mean to ask why is the same content published in PDF format? I quite like PDFs these days. Self-contained, archiveable, readable, sane layout, JavaScript-free, (usually) ad/cookie/tracking-free, no social media sharing buttons... the only drawback is no/poor reflow of text to fit device screen size. But I’ll live with that.
- tastroder 7y agoKind of, mainly since the PDF looks different enough that it implies manual effort being involved. It felt like an odd choice but I get your points, might just be me then. Thanks.
- fbi-director 7y agoBecause the NSA has an unknown exploit on Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, and therefor wants as many downloads of this malicious pdf as possible. From people like us, in positions like us. /s....?