couragethebravedog

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows Updated and is Pushing More Stuff⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a lightweight version. It doesn’t have some of the pre installed stuff that comes on the normal Windows.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows Updated and is Pushing More Stuff⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I use the N version of Windows and I never see any of this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The issue of using a work device outside of the office is if you ever connect it to your home network off of the VPN, then there is a chance the device is compromised. A malicious actor could have targeted you because they want to gain access to your company and they saw on your LinkedIn that you work remotely. So they simply use some OSINT to find your address, run a geo search on shodan and wiggle to identify your homes IP, then use that as an entry point to compromise your router and wait for your device to connect to continue the attack. This may sound complicated or a lot of work but this is actually quite simple to do and takes only 10 - 15 minutes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also about physical security, protecting access to your work laptop and protecting IP. That VPN is completely useless if someone can get into your home and access your device. It’s way easier to get into someone’s home than into a properly secured office.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s also about physical security, protecting access to your work laptop and protecting IP. That VPN is completely useless if someone can get into your home and access your device. It’s way easier to get into someone’s home than into a properly secured office.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  See my other comment. It’s also about physical security, protecting access to your work laptop and protecting IP. That VPN is completely useless if someone can get into your home and access your device. It’s way easier to get into someone’s home than into a properly secured office.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not just network security though, that was just one example I used. Another is protecting company IP. They could be working from home and a neighbor peek through the window and see what you’re working on. Also that VPN isn’t worth a damn if someone can get into your home and gain physical access to your device. Sure they could also break into an office, but offices usually have a security system with alarms, cameras, and sensors. They also usually have stronger doors and locks. Security is absolutely a valid reason to return to the office. I work in cybersecurity for the record and this is an actual reason being pushed for a return to the office.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Security is definitely a legitimate argument for some companies. The average home network is nowhere near as secure as an enterprise network and BYOD is not nearly as secure as the systems setup and managed by your organization.