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Simplicity and Security

Code Simplicity

Here’s the Linux Logging API. In order to have a secure Windows machine, you have to have a firewall that asks you every time a program wants to make an outbound connection. You have to have a spyware scanner. Here’s The Windows Logging API. There’s just no comparison. It’s like a joke.

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The State of Security in 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

are concerned about spyware, 7.6% They’re not behind by your firewall; they run on hardware you don’t own and can’t control; and you can’t yank the Ethernet cable out of its jack if you notice an attack in progress. Only 10.0% about illegitimate use of resources (for example, cryptocurrency mining), and 1.9% Figure 1-2.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Beware of Mobile Spyware Attacks, Cyber Agencies Warn, While Corporate Boards Get Cyber Governance Guidance

Tenable

Check out why a global geopolitical spyware campaign could ensnare mobile users outside of its target groups. 1 - Alert: Mobile spyware campaign could spill beyond targeted victims Attackers are spreading two spyware variants in an attempt to infect mobile devices of individuals and groups tied to causes that the Chinese government opposes.

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