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It's more like in the 90s and 2000s software-exploit based attacks were fairly easy. These days you have to adopt and use logical,social and configuration vulne
by badrabbit 7y ago
It's more like in the 90s and 2000s software-exploit based attacks were fairly easy. These days you have to adopt and use logical,social and configuration vulnerabilities that have always been common as well.
- tinco 7y agoImagine the damage those ransomware people could have done back then.. Whole countries were open for disruption.
- pjmlp 7y agoGiven that Morris Worm is 30 years old and we keep using UNIX derived OSes, those ransomware people have plenty of opportunities still.
- smhenderson 7y agoBut surely there are a much smaller number of Unix computers running sendmail these days? And sendmail is a lot more secure now than it was 30 years ago. Doesn't seem like a fair comparison IMHO...
- pjmlp 7y agoEnjoy the Google talks from Linux Kernel Summit 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfNt6MsLj0E&list=PLbzoR-pLrL6rOT6m50HdJFYUHyvA9lurI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfNt6MsLj0E&list=PLbzoR-pLrL... 68% of Linux kernel exploits in 2018 were caused by C's lack of features to handle memory corruption.