Seriously? Still Talking About This Shit?

Oh, joy. Another article telling you morons how to lock down your systems. Apparently, the concept of “attack surface reduction” is still a revelation. Fine. Here’s the goddamn summary, and try to pay attention this time.

Basically, the article – and I use that term loosely – says you need to know what the fuck you have connected to your network. Inventory everything: servers, apps, cloud crap, even those IoT door locks Brenda installed because she “felt safer”. Then, get rid of anything unnecessary. Seriously, if it doesn’t *need* to be there, kill it with fire.

They also suggest patching – shocking, I know – and using the principle of least privilege. Meaning don’t give everyone admin access to everything. It’s like handing a loaded gun to a toddler and expecting them not to shoot themselves in the foot. And for fuck’s sake, monitor your shit! Log things, look for anomalies, pretend you actually care about security.

Oh, and they mention network segmentation. Which is just fancy talk for “don’t let one compromised system take down everything else.” It’s basic stuff people!

The whole thing boils down to: Less shit = less risk. It’s not rocket science, but judging by the state of cybersecurity these days, you lot clearly need a flowchart.

Honestly, I’m starting to think some companies *want* to get hacked so they can justify their existence and buy more useless security appliances.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/simple-steps-for-attack-surface.html

Related Anecdote: I once had to clean up a network where the CEO insisted on running a personal FTP server directly exposed to the internet because he “needed access to his cat pictures from anywhere.” You can guess how that ended. Hint: It involved ransomware, a very angry CFO, and me wanting to retire early.

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