Re:Better slow than sorry – VirtualBox 3D acceleration consi...
by 1996 on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @02:23PM
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> This may work if you only stick with very popular makes/models, since they would have a higher chance of being 'noticed' for doing something wrong
Security is in the spotlight, not in the shadows
Prefer tools that everyone else uses, unless you have a very compelling reason not to (windows: too many 0 days, complexity, and surface of attack ; wifi: too easy to start a rogue network)
Because when these popular tools get hacked, you will know it. I keep an eye on rogue firmware. I have not seen a real world threat yet, but I do expect spear fishing attacks for people involved in crypto (fortunately, not for us just writing software)
Security is in the spotlight, not in the shadows
Prefer tools that everyone else uses, unless you have a very compelling reason not to (windows: too many 0 days, complexity, and surface of attack ; wifi: too easy to start a rogue network)
Because when these popular tools get hacked, you will know it. I keep an eye on rogue firmware. I have not seen a real world threat yet, but I do expect spear fishing attacks for people involved in crypto (fortunately, not for us just writing software)