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dist-epoch • today at 6:37 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Emergency patching. When, if ever, should governments or other operators use a vulnerability to patch systems they own or are authorized to manage after losing administrative access? What safeguards should apply? We can imagine an end-state of internet-wide always-on scanning for known vulnerabilities, and either notifying site owners when one is detected or patching the system.

The wild stuff is at the end. They propose someone (who?) auto-patching even systems they don't own.


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SoftTalker • today at 6:59 PM

> auto-patching even systems they don't own

It's been done before, though I cannot recall specific examples. Maybe as far back as the Morris worm?