Re: 9.9/10 security vulnerability affecting Linux (and others) set to be revealed on October 6th

On Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:49:19 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:

Apparently, there is no short supply of them on either of the operating
systems out there. The only sure way of not getting your computer hacked
is to keep it disconnected from the Internet. An old machine running
FreeDOS and devoid of a modem should be safe enough.

For a one-user personal computer an air gap works fine. Get enough people
with access to the network some damned fool will have to sneak a peek at
the thumb drive they found in the parking lot.