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Re:Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months by jiggawatts on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:49PM (#22369906)
My follow-up question is: "If you don't have a list, how do you apply critical security updates to the lights-out management firmware?"

Answer: "The light-ou... what?"

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Re:Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months by anchpop on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @10:45PM (#22372518)
I think I'm missing the pun here, can someone explain?
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Re:Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months by chaps on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:24PM (#22372659)
Not a pun - OP's talking about these[1], which essentially gives an IP address to a serial port, often internet-facing. The joke is about how clueless management is about their infrastructure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Integrated_Lights-Out

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Re:Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months by chaps on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:41PM (#22370380)
I'm stealing that. :)
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