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Re:Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attac... by dopidopHN on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @11:17PM (#27376872)
The S in IOT stands for security, after all.
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Re:Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attac... by rurban on Thursday June 03, 2021 @04:19PM (#27386759)
The S in Linux ditto.

Linux has a far wider attack surface than my baremetal embedded firmware. Like 10^6 wider. There's a single mqtts service mostly, or just passive senders (sensors, controllers). Zero attack surface.

Linux is way too big, with thousands of drivers, services and patches.

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