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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzThe saddest thing about this global Microsoft Windows calamity is that almost no one is going to learn the *right* lessons. That's because they're all so completely invested in doing things the wrong way. *Right* lessons:
- monocultures are extremely bad
- outsourcing core business systems is eventual suicide
- successful (i.e. monopoly) proprietary business models as almost always structurally misaligned with customer interests
- any sort of dependence on Microsoft is utter folly
Just found this blog post I made in 2017, on the heels of Wannacry (another Windows issue from the past)... I'd say it's entirely relevant to what we've just seen with CrowdStrike: https://davelane.nz/strength-digital-diverisity
Dave Lane · Strength in Digital DiverisityLet's get this out of the way up front: any computer system that is not up-to-date with security patches to known vulnerabilities is a disaster waiting to happen.