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Slightly off topic, but I noticed it in the article. You can run "wc" directly, you don't need to pipe from cat. Especially since cat on any sufficiently large file takes quite a while.
Also, piping doesn't mean that cat does all its work and only then will it be passed into wc, cat only acts as a rather tiny buffer.
I think soon or later we will need some kind of public institution that will do this sort of scans; all those unsecured IoT printers, vacuum cleaners, fridges, abandoned servers, Synology servers, etc. would become a real threat at some point and the costs of dealing with issues caused by them like identity theft, false accusations because on someone's server there is child porn uploaded by a cracker, bot nets will b…
I think soon or later we will need some kind of public institution that will do this sort of scans; all those unsecured IoT printers, vacuum cleaners, fridges, abandoned servers, Synology servers, etc. would become a real threat at some point and the costs of dealing with issues caused by them like identity theft, false accusations because on someone's server there is child porn uploaded by a cracker, bot nets will b…
We don't need public institutions. It's the responsibility of ISPs to prevent security problems, spam zombie servers/appliances etc. in their networks, so they should perform these scans and warn first, then disconnect customers with problematic devices.
An interesting idea.
What is the minimum viable "superhighway-fitness" of a device?
Slightly off topic, but I noticed it in the article. You can run "wc" directly, you don't need to pipe from cat. Especially since cat on any sufficiently large file takes quite a while.
I think soon or later we will need some kind of public institution that will do this sort of scans; all those unsecured IoT printers, vacuum cleaners, fridges, abandoned servers, Synology servers, etc. would become a real threat at some point and the costs of dealing with issues caused by them like identity theft, false accusations because on someone's server there is child porn uploaded by a cracker, bot nets will b…
I scanned public writable ftps for months back between 97-99 to distribute warez. I Think it was those gov ranges that cost me the relationship with a few ISPs.
What's the best way to inform owner of unsecured device about vulnerabilities and simple ways to fix them? On printers one could just print out a message, but what about webcams or home automation systems?
What about a state level authority doing this scans, contacting owners, maybe even fining them? That would be like authorities for food safety, etc. It would put pressure on manufacturers because people don't want to buy things that get their owners fined.
I think soon or later we will need some kind of public institution that will do this sort of scans; all those unsecured IoT printers, vacuum cleaners, fridges, abandoned servers, Synology servers, etc. would become a real threat at some point and the costs of dealing with issues caused by them like identity theft, false accusations because on someone's server there is child porn uploaded by a cracker, bot nets will b…
We don't need public institutions. It's the responsibility of ISPs to prevent security problems, spam zombie servers/appliances etc. in their networks, so they should perform these scans and warn first, then disconnect customers with problematic devices.