Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.parastor.net/@eroc1990" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eroc1990</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@JohnDal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JohnDal</span></a></span> I disagree, as all such <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SupplyChainAttacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChainAttacks</span></a> are merely based upon lack or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/reviewers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reviewers</span></a> and lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Whereas with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCSS</span></a> you have no independent auditability as with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> and <em>everything</em> is a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TrustMeBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrustMeBro</span></a>!"</em> approach, which <em>ALL</em> the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PRISM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRISM</span></a>-Collaborators, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> subjects and willingful <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> integrators have forfeilt by their actions!</li></ul><p>Not to mention it's easier and faster to fix <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> as well as the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> of systems mitigate said issues (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dropbear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dropbear</span></a> was affected by <em>neither</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RegreSSHion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegreSSHion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XZ</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a>, likely preventing another <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mirai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mirai</span></a>-Style <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Botnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Botnet</span></a> from being created...</p><ul><li>Instead of shoving money into buying <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a> Governments should instead provide proper fundibg to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a>, instead of wasting it on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HypeBasedDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HypeBasedDevelopment</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuzzwordDrivenDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuzzwordDrivenDevelopment</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zensursula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zensursula</span></a>'s <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> does with garbage like <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>"</em>...</li></ul><p>After all, these issues are systemic, and denying the root cause is turning a blind eye at the obvious fix!</p>