Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code
by h3cate on Thursday December 31, 2020 @08:55PM
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you have a lot to learn about computers if you're still dishing out the "it works on my machine so it's not a problem" excuse
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Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code
by danw1979 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @10:14PM
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they gave a credible theory to back it up though.
Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code
by gerdesj on Saturday January 02, 2021 @06:51PM
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I'm only 50 and been messing around with them for about 40 years.
My point was that even on a precariously supported platform (my Arch Linux computers), the software works fine - ie as proscribed. MS Teams is used by a vast number of people and has a habit of working OK for them.
Re:SolarWinds hackers were able to access Microsoft source code
by sroussey on Thursday December 31, 2020 @10:52PM
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It’s difficult to fix issues on compromised machines, for example. Or buggy VPN. Etc.
Sometimes it really is a specific person’s issue, and sometimes there are a lot of them so it can look like a vendor issue.
Of course, sometimes it is a vendor issue.
There is a percent range where it is difficult to differentiate. Made worse by a large user base.