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These motherfuckers are actively making tech as a whole less secure by destroying any trust the public may have had in firmware updates.

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  • noxypaws@pawb.socialN [email protected]

    These motherfuckers are actively making tech as a whole less secure by destroying any trust the public may have had in firmware updates.

    Urgent security fixes are gonna go unpatched on a lot of shit because consumers are seeing more and more firmware or software updates actively making things WORSE.

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    Definitely true. I’ve been putting off an upgrade of my NAS because they have randomly decided to completely remove the video streaming software that came with it when I bought it. So infuriating.

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    • noxypaws@pawb.socialN [email protected]

      These motherfuckers are actively making tech as a whole less secure by destroying any trust the public may have had in firmware updates.

      Urgent security fixes are gonna go unpatched on a lot of shit because consumers are seeing more and more firmware or software updates actively making things WORSE.

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      Urgent security fixes are gonna go unpatched

      I don't understand why a printer would ever need an "urgent security fix".

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        Urgent security fixes are gonna go unpatched

        I don't understand why a printer would ever need an "urgent security fix".

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        ... Because products can contain security exploits, and if not patched could leave homes and businesses vulnerable.

        This shouldn't need to be explained, but here we are.

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          Definitely true. I’ve been putting off an upgrade of my NAS because they have randomly decided to completely remove the video streaming software that came with it when I bought it. So infuriating.

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          That sucks.

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            Definitely true. I’ve been putting off an upgrade of my NAS because they have randomly decided to completely remove the video streaming software that came with it when I bought it. So infuriating.

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            Tell me you are using synology without telling me you are using synology

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              ... Because products can contain security exploits, and if not patched could leave homes and businesses vulnerable.

              This shouldn't need to be explained, but here we are.

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              The fun part is the security exploits often come from things like smart ink cartridges that allows an attack to come from the goddamn cartridge!

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                ... Because products can contain security exploits, and if not patched could leave homes and businesses vulnerable.

                This shouldn't need to be explained, but here we are.

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                Depends on whether you absolutely need your printers connected to the internet or not.

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                  The fun part is the security exploits often come from things like smart ink cartridges that allows an attack to come from the goddamn cartridge!

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                  Oh hey I can think of a solution to improve security here!

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                    Urgent security fixes are gonna go unpatched

                    I don't understand why a printer would ever need an "urgent security fix".

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                    Any networked device can be used to gain access to the rest of the network (kind of).

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                      Definitely true. I’ve been putting off an upgrade of my NAS because they have randomly decided to completely remove the video streaming software that came with it when I bought it. So infuriating.

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                      Time to DIY.

                      I use a regular Linux system and set stuff up manually, but there are options that do more out of the box if you don't know how (and don't want to learn) to DIY the software.

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                        Time to DIY.

                        I use a regular Linux system and set stuff up manually, but there are options that do more out of the box if you don't know how (and don't want to learn) to DIY the software.

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                        I’m working on that. I have little previous experience with Linux and self hosting but I’m slowly making progress. I now have switched my gaming PC over to Linux almost full time. I know I can switch to Jellyfin for video streaming but it’s been a lower priority to figure out compared with other services I’m trying to understand how to self host.

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                          I’m working on that. I have little previous experience with Linux and self hosting but I’m slowly making progress. I now have switched my gaming PC over to Linux almost full time. I know I can switch to Jellyfin for video streaming but it’s been a lower priority to figure out compared with other services I’m trying to understand how to self host.

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                          Id recommend Proxmox on a cheap n100 nuc.
                          Makes it easy to spin up VMs, take snapshots of them, tinker and break them, then roll back to the snapshot

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                            Depends on whether you absolutely need your printers connected to the internet or not.

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                            Printer manufacturers: Of course your printers need to be connected to the Internet... For... Reasons...

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                              I’m working on that. I have little previous experience with Linux and self hosting but I’m slowly making progress. I now have switched my gaming PC over to Linux almost full time. I know I can switch to Jellyfin for video streaming but it’s been a lower priority to figure out compared with other services I’m trying to understand how to self host.

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                              Rock on, you're killing it! Please don't hesitate to ask questions either here or a place like [email protected].

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