Subj : Re: Headless Pi 4B problems - continued
To   : Michael Schwingen
From : druck
Date : Mon Feb 03 2025 20:29:42

On 28/01/2025 18:30, Michael Schwingen wrote:
> On 2025-01-26, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> Also, it is not just the data on the device that is at risk. There is also
> the risk that such an exposed machine will be used as part of a botnet to
> attack other machines.

This is true. Malware may get inside your networking by exploiting a
Windows vulnerability, but it may short lived if detected by anti-virus
or cleared by rebooting if non-persistent. However, it can quickly scan
the local network to find other systems to infect.

A Raspberry Pi with a default password makes a great a great botnet host
as it wont have any additional security software, and will generally be
left switched on permanently, with very infrequent software updates.

---druck

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