Re: Headless Pi 4B problems - continued

On 28/01/2025 18:30, Michael Schwingen wrote:

On 2025-01-26, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
Also, it is not just the data on the device that is at risk. There is also
the risk that such an exposed machine will be used as part of a botnet to
attack other machines.

This is true. Malware may get inside your networking by exploiting a Windows vulnerability, but it may short lived if detected by anti-virus or cleared by rebooting if non-persistent. However, it can quickly scan the local network to find other systems to infect.
A Raspberry Pi with a default password makes a great a great botnet host as it wont have any additional security software, and will generally be left switched on permanently, with very infrequent software updates.
---druck