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ylai@lemmy.ml to cybersecurityEnglish · 2 years ago

Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director

www.theregister.com

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Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director

www.theregister.com

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Why Microsoft is a national security threat
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With little competition at the goverment level, Windows giant has no incentive to make its systems safer
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      L take, taking control away from the user and into a closed source black box leads to breach after breach

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          Just never digitize anything and your Windows install will be secure. Got it.

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      I keep clicking the link that says “free crypto in your account claim now” and its not doing anything except making my screen go black randomly. I need one of my grandchildren to help me when they visit in a month

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      Users aren’t responsible for the plethora of security issues Microsoft regularly releases.

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          If it’s the user’s responsibility to secure the operating systems they use then isn’t it both illogical and immoral for Microsoft to keep the source code secret?

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      Are you a child or just dense?

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