Not just lack of updates. It’s also a vector for distributing exploits. Encouraging piracy while the country is under intense cyber attack seems like a risky move.
Re:Russia to legalize software piracy
by mywittyname on Monday March 07, 2022 @12:28PM
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There's a possibility that these hacking/cracking groups are also under the purview of the government. Meaning, they could release non-malware infested cracks for goverment/corporate use. It's aslo possible that the teams may patch security exploits along with their cracks.
Re:Russia to legalize software piracy
by BeFlatXIII on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:54AM
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> If Russia is running on pirated software, it will be a nightmare.
Wasn’t this already the case for pretty much every entity outside the government and the largest corporations?
Basically pirated software is not a solution for mission critical businesses.
Also who do you think is cracking the software? The same people who would find it very easy to put in malware into the software.
If Russia is running on pirated software, it will be a nightmare.
They need to get off Western software and push open source alternatives. they are massively inferior, especially in the B2B software side of things, but so be it. This is what Russia needs to do now.