IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla - Help Net Security (www.helpnetsecurity.com)
from Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works on 12 Apr 2024 09:56
https://midwest.social/post/10984124

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breakingcups@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 2024 11:22 next collapse

Surely actual IT pros use uBlock origin?

sanpo@sopuli.xyz on 12 Apr 2024 11:47 next collapse

How I wish that was true… “Pro” and “competence” aren’t as closely linked as people like to think.

scytale@lemm.ee on 12 Apr 2024 18:06 collapse

It’s actually surprising how a lot of people in tech aren’t really aware of the security and privacy side of things, especially in their personal lives. They may be more secure at work because the infosec team has oversight, but outside of that I know a lot of very technical people who don’t apply basic security/privacy measures outside of work.

Jaysyn@kbin.social on 12 Apr 2024 11:29 next collapse

Real IT "pros" don't see ads.

Buelldozer@lemmy.today on 12 Apr 2024 15:36 collapse

They do however see Sponsored search results on google.com and that’s how this attack chain starts. You search for one those tools, get a sponsored result and click it. You’re then whisked away to a spoofed site.

knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works on 12 Apr 2024 11:55 next collapse

Real IT pros don’t use either of those in the first place.

Dkarma@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 2024 12:26 collapse

Putty? Tell me you know nothing about IT…

knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works on 12 Apr 2024 12:57 next collapse

Even windoze has native openssh built in now. Most people who don’t like pain will simply use wsl instead.

Tell me you’ve never properly managed enterprise equipment at scale…

madsen@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 2024 14:32 collapse

Seems a bit excessive to install WSL just to get an SSH client.

doubletwist@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 2024 16:36 collapse

You don’t have to. There’s an openssh client available in powershell. Maybe when cmd, though I haven’t tried it.

madsen@lemmy.world on 12 Apr 2024 17:30 collapse

Ah, cool. I do have WSL installed on every Windows box I use regularly, but it’s good to know for when I run into a more locked down machine.

VonReposti@feddit.dk on 13 Apr 2024 07:00 collapse

How is this upvoted? PuTTY is legacy software at this point and it even neglects the fact that a lot of IT people have been using Linux for ages.

Pacmanlives@lemmy.world on 13 Apr 2024 07:45 next collapse

I mean ssh is built into Windows 11 and has been a part of Mac for like the OG Mac release: I can’t remember downloading a Mac ssh client since OS9 and windows has had WSL so chose your flavor of Linux to run and ssh into you jumpbox

gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com on 13 Apr 2024 08:58 collapse

Software comes from a repository, even on Windows these days, who is bothering to download exes when there is winget