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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I really don't understand how things that require a significant amount of user interaction (click on link, follow instructions) are rated at above 9. We see potentially wormable vulnerabilities rated at less than this.

While social engineering is obviously a significant component towards breaches, an attacker could just as easily trick a user into giving up their credentials in a phone call while pretending to be helpdesk etc