magic_smoke: “I just always kind of assumed idrac and ilo where …” — Plamenu

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return2ozma@return2ozma@lemmy.world

Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers

arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/thousands-of-servers-can-be-backdoored-by-exploiting-buggy-motherboard-controllers/

Ars TechnicaThousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllersBaseboard management controllers from the world's biggest manufacturers are a security mess.

magic_smoke@magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Replying to @⁨return2ozma@lemmy.world⁩

I just always kind of assumed idrac and ilo where dangerous as shit and kept them air gapped/on their own off-internet VLAN.

Why the fuck would you let those touch anything else?

⁨Aug⁩ ⁨6⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨10:36⁩Edited ⁨⁨Aug⁩ ⁨6⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨17:00⁩⁩en