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by userbinator
4159 days ago
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It doesn't even have to be intentional malice: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8896186 https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee-Old-and-abbandoned/issue... You can limit the damage by keeping backups, and running software you don't really trust under a limited account. The latter is understandably more difficult with certain applications, but it's once again one of those security-usability tradeoffs. I basically avoid installing much in the way of new software as much as I can, as my existing setup does what I need, and anything new gets subjected to careful scrutiny first, but this is not a workable solution for everyone. Nevertheless, I can see how those with an attitude that makes them very eager to install and try new software could also make them more vulnerable to things like this. |
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