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- katastrofa
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Re: Mushrooming Microsoft
After the recent MS Windows failure due to the CrowdStrike issue, how can the world still believe that this system is safe? The situation exposed that third party software have low level access to system files, from what I understand. Windows relies on a lot of third party drivers and kernel-level software - with practically no control. It doesn't even have any mechanisms to isolate those which turn out problematic (Mac OS has it, from what I'm reading; and Linux obviously too).
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After the recent MS Windows failure due to the CrowdStrike issue, how can the world still believe that this system is safe? The situation exposed that third party software have low level access to system files, from what I understand. Windows relies on a lot of third party drivers and kernel-level software - with practically no control. It doesn't even have any mechanisms to isolate those which turn out problematic (Mac OS has it, from what I'm reading; and Linux obviously too).
Re: Mushrooming Microsoft
Regardless of owner, vendor and the like the whole thing is a house of cards. Remeber that 21.9% of the worlds websites are running Apache HTTP server. And the name Apache has nothing to do with anything ethnic or otherwise, it's named as "A patchy server".After the recent MS Windows failure due to the CrowdStrike issue, how can the world still believe that this system is safe?
So nothing in the server world surprises me anymore. Crowdstrike was just a matter of time.
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Author of Machine Learning: Hands on for Developers and Technical Professionals (Wiley).
Contributor: Machine Learning in the City (Wiley).
Re: Mushrooming Microsoft
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce58p0048r0o
Ironic that Cloudstrike offer a $10 that couldn't buy a coffee and ham sandwich in an airport....
Ironic that Cloudstrike offer a $10 that couldn't buy a coffee and ham sandwich in an airport....
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Author of Machine Learning: Hands on for Developers and Technical Professionals (Wiley).
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Contributor: Machine Learning in the City (Wiley).
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Re: Mushrooming Microsoft
Honestly if it weren’t for Microsoft holes (which I loved to discover as a scriptkido), I wouldn’t even know Crowdstrike exists.
Re: Mushrooming Microsoft
WTF Copilot integration into Excel and other MS office suit programs??
Where are the features that were useful??
Where are the features that were useful??
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searching for the most buggy MS application (sounds tautogical, i know)...
today's pick: PowerAutomate. Gawd!
today's pick: PowerAutomate. Gawd!
Re: Mushrooming Microsoft
if I had 1 French franc for each useless new feature MS comes up with...
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CH frank, better.if I had 1 French franc for each useless new feature MS comes up with...