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> there are ways to use Windows (and Github) securely. No proprietary software you have no control over or ability to audit can ever be considered secure.
by lrvick 4y ago
> there are ways to use Windows (and Github) securely.
No proprietary software you have no control over or ability to audit can ever be considered secure.
- ElevenLathe 4y agoIt depends, as always, on the threat model you are trying to defend against.
- lrvick 4y agoIf you give a third party essentially limitless access to execute arbitrary code on your hardware, then you cannot really assert anything with certainty about that machine. That makes meeting most/all threat models difficult.
- ElevenLathe 4y agoI get what you're saying but if my threat model doesn't include Microsoft or state-level actors that can co-opt Microsoft or buy/develop hoarded Windows zero-days, then a patched Windows box is probably good enough.
- intelVISA 4y agoFuzzing any 'enterprise' SaaS is a frightful experience.