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at some point, the attack surface is old and strange enough that it's no longer hazardous to expose. like a spear going through kevlar ballistic armor. i guess
by ruined 2y ago
at some point, the attack surface is old and strange enough that it's no longer hazardous to expose. like a spear going through kevlar ballistic armor. i guess that's backwards but you know what i mean
- anyfoo 2y agoOh yeah, I agree with your point. I really wouldn't be worried very much about the DOS machine with packet drivers being exposed to the Internet. It's easier for me to have the "retro net" just being generally isolated, though. Windows XP on the other hand...
- wongarsu 2y agoWindows XP meanwhile is more like a WWII weapon: outdated but still sees a surprising amount of use, and is familiar due to its similarity with modern weapons. Behind a NAT it may be fine, but you still have to be very careful