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Is that any kind of excuse? Supply Chain infection is a sidechannel way to infect YOUR network...what's your intellectual property worth? What's it worth if thr

Is that any kind of excuse? Supply Chain infection is a sidechannel way to infect YOUR network...what's your intellectual property worth? What's it worth if through the unintentional infection you find yourself figuring out how to get cash into bitcoin to pay a ransom? Relying on an ancient card and drivers seems like a cop-out...they managed to create the solution once, they're obligated to do it again, lest your company's bottom line hinge on a house of cards an intern cobbled together for another company 12 years ago, that only works with the September 2008 drivers.

jeroenhd 5y ago
Of course intent matters. Accidents can happen and don't necessarily soil an entire brand name, but intent definitely does. You'll be surprised how common these "house of cards an intern cobbled together for another company 12 years ago, that only works with the September 2008 drivers" situations really are when it comes to specialised hardware. As long as the machine keeps working, it can be sold, software security and maintenance be damned. There's a reason hospitals and factories pay Microsoft for the last few Windows 7 updates it'll release this year and it's not that management doesn't like the theme Microsoft put on Windows 10. That's even more likely to be the case for industrial machines purchased off AliExpress, where hardware is often either old, second hand stuff or made as cheaply as possible from available parts. The standard of quality there is minimal, I'm surprised they risked buying this thing through AE in the first place.