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Infosec pros warn 'the Internet is broken today'
Original: You know it's a bad day in # Infosec when it starts with telling random strangers that "the Internet is broken today" an
Cybersecurity professionals are telling people that "the Internet is broken today" and urging them to update every device they can get hold of. The message is circulating among infosec workers, who say a day that begins with blanket update advice to strangers is a bad one for the security community.
Why now: Infosec practitioners are reacting to what looks like a major internet-wide vulnerability or outage requiring urgent patching.
Evidence
- You know it's a bad day in # Infosec when it starts with telling random strangers that "the Internet is broken today" and "update every device you can get hold of" · schmidt_fu@mstdn.social · 1
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