• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Yes and no. The short version is right, but it’s not a GFY. If anything, device OEMs are going to be positively ecstatic that anyone who cares about these vulnerability trackers are going to have to buy a new device every five years.

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      6 months ago

      I wasn’t talking about OEMs - and companies who do somewhat care about vulnerabilities already have policies in place only allowing specific device vendors and specific OS versions. There might be a tiny bit more once that gets hooked into some automation, but probably pretty much negligible. If you have a 5 year old device and your vendor isn’t patching it anymore getting rid of it is the right choice, with or without looking at specific vulnerabilities.