[MisterTea]

> security compliance is really more of a box checking activity than anything else.

Yup. Same at my job, new FIPS requirements. Current functional hardware is now e-waste because not compliant. And, of course, the few vendors who do support FIPS are the usual incumbents like MS and Cisco. So buy new Dell hardware with TPMs, Cisco switches, Windows 11 and server 2025. Forced obsolescence and waste stream for check boxes.

[theoreticalmal]

I’d be very curious as to what you’re doing with your old hardware. My homelab is always eager to grow

[pixl97]

A lot of companies worried about things at this level grind their machines into small bits after finding out potential leaks of information were occurring on things like NVRAM on devices.

[theoreticalmal]

What an absolute shame